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Graybeards

An old man.

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noun
  1. 1

    An old man.

  2. 2

    Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.

  3. 3

    A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.

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bellarminenounA stoneware jug of a pattern that originated around Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century, having a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Counter-Reformation.
longbeardnoun(poetic) Synonym of greybeard (“an old man”).
patriarchnoun(biblical) A male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
greybeardnoun(figurative) Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.
codgersnoun(informal) An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.
greenhornsnoun(chiefly US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.
fogiesnoun(US, military, dated, slang) Extra pay granted to officers for length of service.
oldstersnoun(informal, sometimes disrespectful) Someone who is old.
overachieversnouna 30-episode Hong Kong television drama produced by Marco Law for TVB and stars Wayne Lai, Raymond Wong, Edwin Siu, Power Chan, Raymond Cho, Nancy Wu and Maggie Shiu.
neophytesnounA beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
immortalsnounOne who is not susceptible to death.
rookiesnounAn athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
curmudgeonsnounAn ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
somethingsnounAn object whose nature is yet to be defined.
newbiesnoun(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
whippersnappersnoun(colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience.
octogenariansnounSynonym of eightysomething: a person between 80 and 89 years old.
eminencesnounSomeone of high rank, reputation or social status.
stateswomennounA woman who is a leader in national or international affairs.
tenderfootnoun(chiefly Canada, US) An inexperienced person; a novice.

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