graybeard

noun

gray·​beard ˈgrā-ˌbird 

: an old man

Examples of graybeard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

McCollum is the graybeard entering only his fifth season and in the second year of a three-year, $48 million contract extension. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026

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

While Diener is the graybeard of the team, 24-year-old Sacar Anim is the youngest. — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

graybeard

noun

gray·​beard ˈgrā-ˌbi(ə)rd 

: an old man