Elder vs. Older — What's the Difference?

(of one or more out of a group of associated people) of a greater age

Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.

People who are older than one

Relatively advanced in age

A leader or senior figure in a tribe or other group

Made long ago; in existence for many years

A small tree or shrub with pithy stems, white flowers, and bluish-black or red berries.

Of or relating to a long life or to people who have had long lives

Greater than another in age or seniority.

Having or exhibiting the physical characteristics of age

(Archaic) Superior to another or others, as in rank.

Having or exhibiting the wisdom of age; mature

An older person.

Having lived or existed for a specified length of time

An older, influential member of a family, tribe, or community.

Exhibiting the effects of time or long use; worn

One of the governing officers of a church, often having pastoral or teaching functions.

Known through long acquaintance; long familiar

Mormon Church A member of the higher order of priesthood.

Skilled or able through long experience; practiced

See elderberry.

Belonging to a remote or former period in history; ancient

Inflection of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.

Belonging to or being of an earlier time

An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.

Often Old Being the earlier or earliest of two or more related objects, stages, versions, or periods.

One who is older than another.

Having become slower in flow and less vigorous in action. Used of a river.

One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

Having become simpler in form and of lower relief. Used of a landform.

An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.

Used as an intensive

A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.

Used to express affection or familiarity

One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.

An individual of a specified age

Male missionary.

Old people considered as a group. Used with the

Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.

Former times; yore

(Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.

, elder, senior

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries

Elderly

Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).

Advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);

A cow's udder, especially used as food.

Older brother or sister;

(Quakerism) To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;

Older; more aged, or existing longer.

Old in experience;

Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; - opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc.

One who is older; a superior in age; a senior.

An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.

A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder.

A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.

A person who is older than you are

Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

Any of various church officers

Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;

Older brother or sister;