graybeard
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈɡreɪˌbɪrd/
- US
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- Everyone respected the graybeard in the village for his experience and the wealth of knowledge he possessed.
Examples
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In the other room, the three graybeards were bending over some small heaps.
Fiction book (1994) -
Why listen to these old graybeards?
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I refuse to die in sickness nor live the long life of a shameful graybeard.
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"What about the bonus for finishing the job ahead of schedule?" asked a florid-faced graybeard.
Fiction book (2001) -
At this rate, you'll still be abed feeling sorry for yourself when we're all graybeards.
Fiction book (1993) -
So where are you passing through to, kid? asks a wizened graybeard in filthy striped pants, a red undershirt, and a rumpled derby.
Fiction book (2000) -
Yet my excerpted passages were still mostly by men—the graybeards who had been models for my generation of journalists, now gray-bearded ourselves.
Academic text (2009) -
The wise old graybeard shared stories from his youth, offering advice to the younger generation.
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As the meeting progressed, the opinions of the graybeard carried significant weight due to his many years in the industry.
Synonyms
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1.0
A man who is very old
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9.3
An old man who behaves in a strange or unusual way
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8.8
A joking, slightly rude name for an old man
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9.1
An old man people speak about in a friendly or polite way
A respected older person with grey hair who gives advice
A polite name for an older man who people respect for his wisdom
A very old person or thing that shows great age
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Graybeard is made from the simple parts gray and beard, which mean 'gray' and 'beard'. So, it came to mean an older man, often one with experience or wisdom.