octogenarian

Definitions

octo (eight) + -genarian (from Latin -genarius, 'relating to a group of ten') = made of 'eight tens' — someone in their eighties. The same -genarian frame gives septuagenarian (70s) and nonagenarian (90s); just swap the number root.

Common Collocations

• 1.a sprightly octogenarian精神矍铄的八旬老人
• 2.octogenarian couple八旬夫妇

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The marathon's oldest runner was a sprightly octogenarian.

• 2.

  She published her first novel as an octogenarian.

• 3.

  The octogenarian couple still danced together every weekend.