Akademik

old man

noun

1. a man who is very old (Freq. 38)

• Syn: ↑greybeard, ↑graybeard, ↑Methuselah

• Hypernyms: ↑oldster, ↑old person, ↑senior citizen, ↑golden ager, ↑man, ↑adult male

• Hyponyms:

↑codger, ↑old codger, ↑old-timer, ↑oldtimer, ↑gaffer, ↑old geezer, ↑antique, ↑patriarch

2. a familiar term of address for a man (Freq. 3)

• Syn: ↑old boy

• Hypernyms: ↑man, ↑adult male

3. an informal term for your father (Freq. 1)

• Hypernyms: ↑father, ↑male parent, ↑begetter, ↑dysphemism

4. aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe

• Syn: ↑common wormwood, ↑absinthe, ↑lad's love, ↑Artemisia absinthium

• Hypernyms: ↑wormwood

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Artemisia

• Substance Holonyms: ↑absinth, ↑absinthe

5. (slang) boss

• Usage Domain:

↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑argot, ↑patois, ↑vernacular

• Regions:

↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A.

• Hypernyms: ↑boss, ↑hirer

Useful english dictionary. 2012.