Graybeard (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man who is very old
Synonyms:
graybeard; greybeard; Methuselah; old man
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("graybeard" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
golden ager; old person; oldster; senior citizen (an elderly person)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "graybeard"):
codger; old codger (used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man)
antique; gaffer; old-timer; old geezer; oldtimer (an elderly man)
patriarch (a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself)