old man

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old man

An old man sits on a park bench feeding pigeons.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • (slang) boss: An informal term for a person in charge, especially a supervisor or employer.
    • Aromatic herb: The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), a bitter-tasting plant used in flavoring absinthe.
    • An informal term for your father: A casual, sometimes affectionate, way to refer to one's own father.
    • A familiar term of address for a man: A colloquial, often friendly, way to directly address a male acquaintance.
    • A man who is very old: A straightforward description of an elderly male.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (slang: boss):
    • I need to check with the old man before I can approve your time off.
  • Noun (herb):
    • The key ingredient in traditional absinthe is old man, or wormwood.
  • Noun (informal: father):
    • I'm going fishing with my old man this weekend.
  • Noun (term of address):
    • Hey, old man, how have you been?
  • Noun (elderly man):
    • The old man sat on the bench, feeding the pigeons.
Advanced Usage
  • "the old man of the sea": A burdensome or inescapable person or problem (from a character in ).
    • That persistent debt has become the old man of the sea for our company.
  • Used to personify an institution or tradition, implying age and established authority.
    • The university, that old man of learning, has stood for eight centuries.
Variants and Related Words
  • Old boy: A similar informal term of address for a man or a former pupil of a school.
  • Old lady: The corresponding informal slang for one's wife, girlfriend, or mother.
Synonyms
  • Boss: chief, governor, guv'nor (slang).
  • Father: dad, pop, pa.
  • Elderly man: elder, senior, graybeard.
Related Phrases
  • Old man's beard: A name for several plants, notably clematis or lichen, with beard-like growth.
  • Old man winter: A personification of winter.
    • Old man winter has arrived with a blast of cold air.
Related Idioms
  • Dirty old man: A disapproving term for an older man perceived as having lecherous intentions.
    • He was staring at the young women in a way that made him look like a dirty old man.
  • Play the old man: To act in a miserly or stingy way.
    • Don't play the old man; it's your turn to buy a round of drinks.
old man

An old man sits on a park bench feeding pigeons.

Noun
  1. (slang) boss
  2. aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
  3. an informal term for your father
  4. a familiar term of address for a man
  5. a man who is very old

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