GRAYBEARD Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

graybeard

noun

Definition of graybeard

as in oldster

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Recent Examples of graybeard 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 Tom Hanks, who became a star in 1984 with Splash, is now doing avuncular, graybeard roles. — Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 June 2022 The Braves invited 25 non-roster players to spring training and Kipnis is not the only graybeard with a resume. — Ray Glier, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for graybeard

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Noun

Enough with the oldsters, what about those kids?

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
With each passing day, its oldster cast — including Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, and Geena Davis — is closer to the grave.

— Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026

Definition of oldster

Noun

Over the past several decades, patriarch Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing his companies’ content and has at points argued that the search giant should be broken up.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Early in the trailer, the Walter family patriarch is shown in the hospital on a ventilator.

— Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026

Definition of patriarch

Noun

Something, oh, like a roly-poly, 73-year-old manager tumbling ass over teakettle, as the old-timers say, when a bat thrown by Vladimir Guerrero clipped his left hip.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 July 2026
The three-wheelers are a far cry from the old-timers that only a year ago cruised the streets spewing clouds of black smoke.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of old-timer

Noun

Now, thanks entirely to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the scales are tipping back towards the geriatrics.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Raya Elfadel Kheirbek is a professor of medicine and chief of the division of palliative medicine and geriatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

— Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, Washington Post, 17 May 2026

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