greybeard

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noun

An old man.

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antiquitycodgergadgiegaffergeezergrampsold codgerold fart
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Meanings

noungreybeard (plural greybeards)

plural greybeards · alternative graybeard

  1. poeticAn old man.

    Synonyms: antiquity, codger, gadgie, gaffer, geezer, gramps, old codger, old fart

  2. figurativelyAny of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.

    Synonyms: longbeard, oldbie, old-timer, veteran

  3. historicalA coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.

    Synonyms: longbeard

  4. A powerful wave in the vicinity of Cape Horn.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn old man.

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antiquitycodgergadgiegaffergeezergrampsold codgerold fartold manuncwhitebeard

nounAny of the members of a group who have been there the longest, often implying experience.

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longbeardoldbieold-timerveteran

nounA coarse earthenware vessel for holding liquor; a bellarmine.

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longbeard

More synonyms by meaning

nouna man who is very old

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old mangraybeardMethuselah
Broader
oldsterold personsenior citizenmanadult male

nouna stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)

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bellarminelongbeardlong-beard
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jug
Also see
bellarmineboomercodgergeezergrayheadhoarheadlongbeardmethuselahold man

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Catalan barbagrís
  • barbagrísold man
Esperanto grizbarbo, grizbarbulo
  • grizbarboold man
  • grizbarbuloold man
German Graubart
  • Graubartold man
Icelandic gráskeggur
  • gráskeggurold man
Cite this entry
APA

greybeard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greybeard

MLA

“greybeard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greybeard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greybeard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greybeard.

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