greybeard

[ grey-beerd ]

noun

1. a variant of graybeard.

greybeard

/ ˈɡreɪˌbɪəd /

noun

1. an old man, esp a sage
2. a large stoneware or earthenware jar or jug for spirits

Derived Forms

• ˈgreyˌbearded, adjective

Example Sentences

Other areas of society could benefit from similar reflection, because antiracism in science will be about much more than challenging the bigoted greybeards of our past.

From Scientific American

It was on the curriculum at my high school in Paris, but its image was pretty crusty – philosophers were greybeards who wrote convoluted sentences and looked as if they might need a good wash, right?

From The Guardian

Of course, there were the greybeard quarterbacks benefiting from fewer practices and less pummeling, favorable rules and a league bent on protecting them like the golden geese they are.

From Seattle Times

He also wrote drily to a friend in late 1847: “It would be pleasant to have the Nantucket girl carry off the prize from all the greybeards and observatories in Europe.”

From Nature

The stocky greybeard at the foot of the stairs shook a finger at me, as if to say he'd deal with me later, then hastened away.

From Literature