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greybeard en · NOUN

Etymology

From grey + beard; men of advanced age would be expected to have a grey beard.

Meanings

  1. (poetic) An old man.
  2. (figuratively) Any of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.
  3. (historical) A coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.
  4. A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.

Forms

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graybeard alternative lexicographic
greybeards Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

old man · unc · whitebeard · greybeard · veteran · longbeard · gaffer · geezer · codger · longbeard · oldbie · old fart · gadgie · gramps · antiquity · old codger · old-timer

Translations (5)

de Graubart (old man) · eo grizbarbulo (old man) · eo grizbarbo (old man) · is gráskeggur (old man) · ca barbagrís (old man)