greybeard

English Thesaurus

1. a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	jug,
definition	:	a large bottle with a narrow mouth (noun.artifact)

2. a man who is very old (noun.person)

hypernym	:	adult male, man,
definition	:	an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen,
definition	:	an elderly person (noun.person)

hyponym	:	codger, old codger,
definition	:	used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man (noun.person)

hyponym	:	antique, gaffer, old geezer, old-timer, oldtimer,
definition	:	an elderly man (noun.person)

hyponym	:	patriarch,
definition	:	a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself (noun.person)