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Meaning of grand old man | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A male leading light; a man who is the most senior exponent of a particular field.

Examples

“Cervantes's Quixote made him the grand old man of belles-lettres.”
“Lope K. Santos, the "grand old man" of Tagalog letters, had long ago deplored the mechanical goodyism of the reading material […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

grand opening grand opera Grand Orient Grand Orient Freemasonry grand passion grand pensionary

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