a person of nearly the same age as another
[ Syn: coeval ]
contemporary (n.)
characteristic of the present; contemporary trends in design; the role of computers in modern-day medicine
[ Syn: modern-day ]
belonging to the present time; contemporary leaders
[ Syn: present-day ]
occurring in the same period of time; a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation; the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart
[ Syn: contemporaneous ]