LEARNit Dictionary
elder
adjective
/ˈeldə(r)/
UK
/ˈeldər/
US
1
older
مسنتر, بزرگتر, پیرتر, سالمند
2
used without a noun immediately after it to show who is the older of two people
بزرگتر, مسنتر
the elder of their two sons
3
used before or after somebody’s name to show that they are the older of two people who have the same name
ارشد, بزرگتر
the elder Pitt
Pitt the elder
compare
the younger
noun
/ˈeldə(r)/
UK
/ˈeldər/
US
1
people of greater age, experience and authority
بزرگان, ریشسفیدان, پیشکسوت
2
a person older than me, etc.
بزرگتر, مسنتر, ریشسفید
He is her elder by several years.
3
an official in some Christian churches
ارشد کلیسایی
4
a small tree with white flowers with a sweet smell (elderflowers) and bunches of small black berries (elderberries)
درخت آقطی, گیاه آقطی, آقطی