a venerable old man

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• old man — Synonyms and related words: Casanova, Don Juan, Father Time, Lothario, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, Romeo, abba, amoroso, antediluvian, antique, back number, beau, benedict, boyfriend, caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, centenarian,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• old man — n Informal. 1. graybeard, old timer, old boy, elderly man, grandfather, venerable, patriarch, Methuselah; centenarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, sexagenarian; senior citizen, golden ager, Inf. oldster; gaffer, codger, Sl. geezer; fogey, Sl.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• venerable — [[t]ve̱nərəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A venerable person deserves respect because they are old and wise. Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor. ...a venerable old man with white hair. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu… …   English dictionary

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• old, older — The everyday word for someone advanced in age is old. Old is also applied to anything in existence of long standing or that originated in a prior age: an old man, an old church, an old map, an old poem, an old model, an old family. Older is the… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• old timer — Synonyms and related words: Father Time, Methuselah, Nestor, Old Paar, ancient, antediluvian, antique, back number, centenarian, conservative, dad, dodo, dotard, elder, fogy, fossil, fud, fuddy duddy, gaffer, geezer, golden ager, gramps,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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