Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal)Someone who is old.

  2. A midshipman of four years' standing; a master's mate.

More definitions
  • an elderly person

Origin

From old + -ster, modelled after youngster. Attested from early 19th c.

From old + -ster, modelled after youngster. Attested from early 19th c.

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