an elderly gentleman

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• Gentleman (disambiguation) — NOTOC A gentleman is a man of good family.Gentleman or gentlemen may also refer to:People* Gentleman (musician) * David Gentleman * Gentleman Jim Carter * Gentleman Gourmand * Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman * William Gentleman Smith (1730 1819)… …   Wikipedia

• elderly */*/*/ — UK [ˈeldə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈeldərlɪ] adjective an elderly person is old. Many people now think that this word is offensive but it is often used in talking about policies and conditions that affect old people An elderly gentleman was standing at the… …   English dictionary

• elderly — eld|er|ly [ eldərli ] adjective *** an elderly person is old. Many people now think that this word is offensive but it is often used in talking about policies and conditions that affect old people: An elderly gentleman was standing at the hotel… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gentleman — gen|tle|man W2S3 [ˈdʒentlmən] n plural gentlemen [ mən] 1.) a polite word for a man, used especially when talking to or about a man you do not know →↑lady ▪ Could you serve this gentleman please, Miss Bath? ▪ Good morning, ladies and gentlemen .… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gentleman of color —    American    a black man    Not (yet) considered offensive despite its inaccuracy in suggesting that other human skin pigmentation lacks colour:     I used to introduce her to Mr Simon Pettibone, an elderly gentleman of color, who is the Club s …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• gentleman — noun 1 man who is polite to others ADJECTIVE ▪ perfect, real, true ▪ He s a real gentleman, always kind and considerate. PHRASES ▪ be no gentleman …   Collocations dictionary

• Elderly martial arts master — The elderly martial arts master is a stock character in fiction, especially martial arts films.[1] Typically East Asian, he is a near invincible master of the martial arts, despite his age and presumed decrease in physical strength. Most often he …   Wikipedia

• elderly — adj. Elderly is used with these nouns: ↑aunt, ↑couple, ↑father, ↑folk, ↑gentleman, ↑lady, ↑man, ↑mother, ↑neighbour, ↑parent, ↑patient, ↑people, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

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• old man — elderly gentleman; father, daddy; husband; captain of a ship …   English contemporary dictionary

• Back to Methuselah — (A Metabiological Pentateuch), by George Bernard Shaw consists of a preface (An Infidel Half Century) and a series of five plays: In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden), The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day, The Thing… …   Wikipedia