9
old man(noun, expression, idiom, veteran)
7
greybeard
6
gaffer(noun, boss, ruler, founder, supervisor)
6
oldster(noun, adult)
6
veteran(noun, adult, veteran)
5
Methuselah
5
dotard
5
patriarch(noun, head, veteran, paterfamilias)
4
crone(noun, adult, veteran)
3
centenarian
3
elder(noun, adult)
3
grandfather
3
grandsire
3
old-timer(noun, adult)
3
senior citizen(noun, adult)
2
absinthe
2
nonagenarian
2
octogenarian
2
pantaloon
2
sexagenarian
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