greybeard

Other forms: greybeards

Definitions of greybeard

1. noun

   a man who is very old
   synonyms: Methuselah, graybeard, old man

   types:

   codger, old codger

   used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man

   antique, gaffer, old geezer, old-timer, oldtimer

   an elderly man

   patriarch

   a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

   type of:

   adult male, man

   an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

   golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen

   an elderly person
2. noun

   a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century)
   synonyms: bellarmine, long-beard, longbeard

   type of:

   jug

   a large bottle with a narrow mouth