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grand old man
noun
- a highly respected, usually elderly man who has been a major or the most important figure in a specific field for many years.
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Or take Google, which only went public in 2004 and yet feels like a grand old man of Silicon Valley.
From The Daily Beast
Mabel was now silently crying, and big tears were blinding my eyes, when a grand old man rose from his seat.
From Project Gutenberg
It takes rather a grand old man to make a joke in the grand style.
From Project Gutenberg
The grand old man stood on the shore watching us and waving farewell until we were out of sight.
From Project Gutenberg
With this great event the public career of the Grand Old Man came to an end.
From Project Gutenberg
I have secured the Gladstone axe, with documents from the grand old man proving its identity.
From Project Gutenberg
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