anziano — meaning in English

English meaning

• elderly adjective Old, especially having reached an advanced age.
• gaffer noun The chief lighting technician on a film or television set.
• old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.
• senior adj Higher in rank, age, or status.

Senses

anziano is used for these senses in English:

• elderly old; having lived for relatively many years.
• elderly (uncommon) An elderly person.
• gaffer (colloquial) An old person, usually a man.
• senior Older.
• senior citizen An elderly person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.

elderly — full definition

1. adjective Old, especially having reached an advanced age.
2. noun Older people considered as a group.

gaffer — full definition

1. noun The chief lighting technician on a film or television set.
2. noun British informal: a boss, foreman, or manager, especially in sport.
3. noun An old man, especially an elderly one from the countryside.

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