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old-timer(noun, person, informal, adult, youth)
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patriarch(noun, person, head, veteran)
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senior citizen(noun, expression, idiom, person, someone)
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elderly(adjective, new, tired, old, gray)
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eldest(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
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higher(adjective, top, rank, high, post)
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leader(noun, superior, head, master, boss)
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boss(noun, superior, head, master, chief)
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commander(noun, master, boss, chief, manager)
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first(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
7
old(adjective, new, age, aged, older)
7
ruler(noun, superior, head, master, boss)
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junior(adjective, rank, post, status, age)
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ancient(noun, adjective, person, tired, gray)
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dean(noun, master, leader)
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expert(noun, adjective, good, better, advanced)
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higher-up(noun, person, informal, superior, boss)
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important(adjective, comfortable, wealth, safe, worthy)
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oldster(noun, person, informal, adult, youth)
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powerful(adjective, influential)
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