US /ˈoʊldstɚ/ UK /ˈəʊldstə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an old person (informal)

    A few oldsters still remember when the mill was running.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an old person (informal) seniorelderveterangreybeardgeezer
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Word family
Related forms oldyoungsterolder

Etymology

A 19th-century formation from 'old' plus the agentive/personal suffix '-ster', modeled on 'youngster'.

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