septuagenarian
noun
sep·tu·a·ge·nar·i·an
(ˌ)sep-ˌtü-ə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən 
-ˌtyü-,
-ˌchü-
: a person whose age is in the seventies
septuagenarian
adjective
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Ron Book, the Trust’s chairman — a 5-foot-8 septuagenarian, who that night sported ripped skinny jeans and designer blue sneakers — marched up to them.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Gerry Turner, the septuagenarian who starred on the premiere season of The Golden Bachelor, revealed in a new interview that he was diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer earlier this year, a diagnosis that contributed to his divorce from Theresa Nist, the winner of the reality dating series.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
The President, Ronald Reagan, was a septuagenarian who made a show of chopping wood and riding horses.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The 1960s British teen idol Peter Noone is now a septuagenarian.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Gerry Turner, the septuagenarian who starred on the premiere season of The Golden Bachelor, revealed in a new interview that he was diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer earlier this year, a diagnosis that contributed to his divorce from Theresa Nist, the winner of the reality dating series.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
The President, Ronald Reagan, was a septuagenarian who made a show of chopping wood and riding horses.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The 1960s British teen idol Peter Noone is now a septuagenarian.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2024
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“Septuagenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septuagenarian. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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septuagenarian
noun
sep·tu·a·ge·nar·i·an
(ˌ)sep-ˌt(y)ü-ə-jə-ˈner-ē-ən
ˌsep-tə-ˌwaj-ə-
: a person who is 70 or more but less than 80 years old
septuagenarian
adjective
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