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grand old men

grand old men is the plural of grand old man.

Meaning of grand old man

Noun

grand old man (plural grand old men)

  1. 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.

Questions about grand old men

What is grand old men the plural of?
Grand old men is the plural of grand old man.

Words near grand old men in the dictionary

  1. Grand Muftis
  2. grand narrative
  3. grand narratives
  4. Grand National
  5. grand old man
  6. grand old men
  7. grand opening
  8. grand openings
  9. grand opera
  10. Grand Orient
  11. Grand Orient Freemasonry

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