4
oldster(noun, respect, old, mature, age)
4
patriarch(noun, respect, old, mature, age)
4
prognostic(noun, special, original, first, before)
4
senior(noun, respect, old, mature, age)
4
senior citizen(noun, respect, old, mature, age)
4
usher(noun, special, original, first, before)
4
veteran(noun, respect, old, mature, age)
3
bellwether
3
dad(noun, person, individual, antecedent, ancestor)
3
explorer
3
forefathers
3
predecessors
3
root
3
scout(noun, precursor)
2
archetype
2
avant-garde
2
frontiersman
2
grandfather
2
grandsire
2
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