grand old man
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nounDefinition of GRAND OLD MAN
: a venerated practitioner or former practitioner of an art, profession, or sport <the grand old man of jazz>
See Examples of GRAND OLD MAN
- the grand old man of the American theater
First Known Use of GRAND OLD MAN
1887
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