graybeard

noun

gray·​beard ˈgrā-ˌbird How to pronounce graybeard (audio)
: an old man

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Clerics tend to be graybeards who have distinguished themselves through scholarship. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025 Sixteen years into the experiment, Twitter is a graybeard by internet years and by corporate standards. Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022 Joe Thornton, the Bruins' No. 1 draft pick in 1997, is now an NHL graybeard. Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022 While Diener is the graybeard of the team, 24-year-old Sacar Anim is the youngest. Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for graybeard

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First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of graybeard was in 1565

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“Graybeard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graybeard. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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graybeard

noun
gray·​beard ˈgrā-ˌbi(ə)rd How to pronounce graybeard (audio)
: an old man

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