older meaning and definition

OLDER adjective

Definition of older (adjective)

1. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
   • "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
   • synonyms: aged, elderly, senior
2. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
   • "Bill Adams, Sr."
   • synonyms: elder, sr.
3. skilled through long experience
   • "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
   • synonyms: old