English dictionary
older
adjectivePronunciation
ˈəʊldə
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- skilled through long experience
adjective
- advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables)
adjective
- used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Example sentences
an old offender
the older soldiers
aged members of the society
elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
senior citizen
Bill Adams, Sr.