Synonyms of grand old man

grand old man

noun

as in first lady

Related Words

• first lady
• fixture
• institution
• symbol
• elder statesman
• dean
• icon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grand old man

The grand old man of guidebooks may be gone, but many of us will be following his lead for a good long time. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024

By his side, Caracas finds a grand old man, a novelist who wanders with him into the depths of the Neapolitan underworld. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2023

Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, the grand old man of Dutch physics, who had anticipated much of the development of special relativity two decades earlier and whom Einstein himself held in the highest regard. — Adam Becker, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2022

The good news is that Pacifiction, the latest feature from Catalan auteur Albert Serra, who’s only in his 40s but directs like a grand old man of the 1960s avant-garde, is quite watchable, even sort of plot-driven — for a Serra film. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022