Elder — synonyms, definition

1. elder (a)

aged earlier more advanced more aged older over and above senior superior

2. elder (Noun)

ancestor better chief cleric deacon dignitary elderberry bush grandfather grandmother granny master matriarch minister old lady old man old woman older person oldster patriarch senior • • •

elder (Noun) — A person who is older than you are.

elder (Noun) — Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit.

elder (Noun) — Any of various church officers.

adult bush church officer grownup shrub American elder American red elder European elder European red elder Sambucus caerulea Sambucus canadensis Sambucus ebulus Sambucus nigra Sambucus pubens Sambucus racemosa black elder black elderberry blue elder blue elderberry bourtree common elder danewort dean doyen doyenne • • • Sambucus genus Sambucus

3. elder (Adjective)

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elder (Adjective) — Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son.