grand old man
grand old man noun: a male leading light; a man who is the most senior exponent of a particular field.
Noun
grand old man (plural grand old men)
- A male leading light; a man who is the most senior exponent of a particular field.
- Cervantes's Quixote made him the grand old man of belles-lettres.
- Lope K. Santos, the "grand old man" of Tagalog letters, had long ago deplored the mechanical goodyism of the reading material […]1974, Epifanio San Juan, Introduction to Modern Pilipino Literature, page 94
Forms of grand old man
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Questions about grand old man
- What does grand old man mean?
- Grand old man means a male leading light; a man who is the most senior exponent of a particular field.
- What part of speech is grand old man?
- Grand old man is a noun.
- What is the plural of grand old man?
- The plural of grand old man is grand old men.
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