superager

superager

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ ager.

Noun

superager (plural superagers)

1. Someone with an advanced biological age who still retains the cognitive function of a young person.
   • 2017, Ilchi Lee, I've Decided to Live 120 Years, p. 206:

     What areas of the brains of superagers are activated more than those of ordinary seniors?

   • 2018, Nicola Davis, The Guardian, 19 February:

     Researchers have spent years studying superagers in an attempt to understand what sets the senior citizens apart.