old man
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1.0
- noun
- /oʊld mæn/
:
hombre mayor
- The old man didn't know much... and didn't last long.
- a very old man
- a year-old man
- the old man asked
We bust down the door, we grab this old man and his sons.
- We bust down the door, we grab this old man and his sons.
- He's like this senile old man that just rambles.
- This grumpy old man who has a heart of gold.
- I think that this guy, this old man has seen it all.
- He is only an old man, despite being a hero of legends.
- And he told about that to an old man and the old man said, you're a fool.
- It was an old man with rumpled hair and his stepdaughter.
- I'll be a bitter old man right now in there.
- There's a reason that old men have hair in other places.
- And I'd be like going down on an old man for transistor radio.
Examples
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And then one night, the old man came in and he said, "Your mum wants me to tell you there's no such thing as Bagman."
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An old man sat on the park bench, watching children play with a warm smile.
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I think that this guy, this old man has seen it all.
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Maybe for once in his life, the old man was right.
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I turned and looked, and the old man was standing beside the car.
Fiction book (1990) -
Before I could make up my mind, an old man rushed at me.
Fiction book (1990) -
I saw that it was an old man with the horns of a bull.
Academic text (1990) -
He is only an old man, despite being a hero of legends.
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A couple of arriving hikers told us an old man was a little ways down the trail.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was sweating profusely as I asked the old man whether he could interpret my grandmother's saying.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who is much older than most adults
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9.3
An old man who behaves in a strange or unusual way
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9.5
An old man who behaves strangely and is often grumpy
11
1.7
A person in the later years of life
11
8.2
A friendly name people use for an older man in Britain
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8.8
A joking, slightly rude name for an old man
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7.2
An older man who is lively and full of energy
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8.4
A man who is elderly, a bit strange, and often grumpy
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2.1
An old small man who many people like
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7.6
A person who is clearly past middle age
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7.6
An older man with a gray beard who is respected for wisdom
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9.1
An old man people speak about in a friendly or polite way
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5.1
A person who has done a job or activity for many years and knows it well
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9.9
An extremely old person people call jokingly or rudely
A polite name for an older man who people respect for his wisdom
An older man people talk about in a loving way, often someone's father
A person aged between 70 and 79
A very old person or thing that shows great age
Antonyms
How Old
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'old man' as the name of the herb (Artemisia abrotanum) has no predictable relation to the literal meanings of 'old' (elderly) and 'man' (adult male). A B1 learner who knows the constituents would interpret it as referring to an elderly male, not a plant name, so the botanical sense is lexicalized and not compositionally derivable.
Etymology
Old man in its plain sense simply describes a man who is 'very old', based on the clear picture of age like grey hair and slow steps. So the phrase is used directly for an elderly man.