middle-aged and elderly people
A collective term for people roughly from middle age onward; often used in contexts like health, social welfare, or demographics.
This exercise class is popular among middle-aged and elderly people.
高齢者 specifically refers to elderly people, while 中高年者 includes both middle-aged and elderly.
中年 means middle age or middle-aged, and does not include the elderly.
Compound of 中 (middle), 高 (high/advanced), 年 (age), and 者 (person).