old man

Pluralold men, old-men

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   elderly personnouncountable or uncountable

   A man who has lived for many years.

   An old man sat on the bench feeding the birds.

   Two old men were playing chess in the park.

   Similarcodger

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   fathernouncolloquialcountable or uncountable

   Someone's father, often the speaker's own father.

   My old man taught me how to fix a car.

   Does your old man know you took his truck?

   Similardad, father, pa, pop, daddy

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   husbandnouncolloquialcountable or uncountable

   Someone's husband or boyfriend, whatever his age.

   My old man and I have been married for ten years.

   She moved in with her old man after they got engaged.

   Similarhubby

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   bossnounslangcountable or uncountable

   The man who is in charge where you work, whatever his age.

   The old man wants the report on his desk by Friday.

   Don't let the old man catch you asleep at your desk.

   Similarboss, governor

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   commandernounslangcountable or uncountable

   The officer in charge of a group of soldiers or of a navy ship, whatever his age.

   The soldiers stood up straight when the old man walked in.

   Everyone on the ship goes quiet when the old man speaks.

   Similarcommander, captain, skipper

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   extremenounAustraliacountable or uncountable

   Put before a word for an animal or thing to say it is very big, strong, or old.

   I woke up with an old man headache today.

   The truck left an old man dent in our front gate.

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   large (living things)adjective · old-manAustralia

   Very big or very old, said of plants and animals.

   There is a row of old-man gum trees along the creek.

   He pulled an old-man cod out of the river.

   Similargiant, huge, massive

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   severe weatheradjective · old-manAustralia

   Very strong or very bad, said of weather such as a flood.

   The old-man flood that year covered the whole valley.

   Farmers are getting ready for an old-man drought.

   Similarsevere, violent, fierce

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   sinful naturenouncountable or uncountable

   In Christian teaching, the sinful human nature a person has before being saved through Jesus.

   The pastor told us to put off the old man and follow Christ.

   After his baptism he felt that the old man in him was gone.

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    herbnoununcountable

    Another name for southernwood, a kind of herb.

    Grandma grew old man beside the kitchen door.

    She tucked a sprig of old man into the bunch of flowers.

    Similarsouthernwood

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    casual spellingnoun · old-mannonstandard

    Alternative spelling of oldman. It is a less usual way to write old man, used in very casual writing.

    "Wait till my old-man hears about this," she said.

    "Your old-man still driving that truck?" he asked.

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