greybeard

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

long-beard

longbeard

graybeard

Methuselah

old man

bellarmine

tralatitiously

bearded man

old person

Translations

anciano

viejo

🧓

رجُل عجُوز

كبِير سِنّ

avi

vell

🧓

ancià

iaio

metaphorisch

ψαρογένης

vieillard

Mathusalem

métaphoriquement

anziano

nonno

Etymology

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