older
adjective
1. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
Similar word(s): old, aged, elderly, senior
2. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Similar word(s): senior, elder
3. skilled through long experience
- the older soldiers
Similar word(s): experienced, experient, old
Sentences with older as an adjective:
- My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.
- The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.