Synonyms

graybeard

American

[grey-beerd] / ˈgreɪˌbɪərd /

Or greybeard

noun

Sometimes Disparaging. a man whose beard is gray; old man; sage.
bellarmine.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

graybearded

adjective

Etymology

Origin of graybeard

First recorded in 1570–80; gray ¹ + beard

Vocabulary lists containing graybeard

"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem

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Example Sentences

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Allen will be the graybeard of a Chargers receivers group that has several promising pass-catchers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

It’s a conceit that pays off the second a shambolic Michael Keaton makes his entrance as a graybeard puttering about a near-derelict Wayne Manor.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

They might be a reality again as he keeps scoring into his graybeard years.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022

He isn’t the only graybeard playing at least one more season.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2021

There was that tone in his voice, that marvelous warmth, that made them all look not at Heth but at Lee, the graybeard, the dark-eyed, the old man, the fighter.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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