Contemporary (Noun)
Meaning
A person of nearly the same age as another.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- They were contemporaries at university, often studying together in the library.
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey are contemporaries, being born in the same era.
- Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were contemporaries, though they had differing views on civil rights.
- Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe were famous contemporaries, both being popular actresses in the 1950s and '60s.
- The famous artist and her friend were also contemporaries, having grown up in the same neighborhood as children.