old gentlemann.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈdʒɛntlmən/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d) ˈdʒɛn(t)lm(ə)n/

Forms: see old adj. and gentleman n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., gentleman n.

Etymology: < old adj. + gentleman n.

1. An elderly gentleman; an old fellow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun]

old maneOE

bevara1275

beauperec1300

vieillard1475

Nestor?c1510

old gentleman1526

haga1529

velyarda1529

old fellow?1555

old sire1557

granfer1564

vecchioc1570

ageman1571

grave-porer1582

grandsire1595

huddle-duddle1599

elder1600

pantaloon1602

cuffc1616

crone1630

old boya1637

codger?1738

dry-beard1749

eld1796

patriarch1819

oubaas1824

old chap1840

pap1844

pop1844

tad1877

old baas1882

senex1898

finger1904

AK1911

alte kacker1911

poppa stoppa1944

madala1960

Ntate1975

1526 C. Mery Talys f. x^v In the terme tyme a good old gentylman beyng a lawyer cam to london.

1568 E. Tilney Brief Disc. Mariage (new ed.) sig. Aiv^v An olde Gentleman called M. Erasmus.

1603 N. Breton Merrie Dialogue 8 Thus, with an idle word or two, did I leaue this good old gentleman.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 311 That destructive custom of drinking Ice with their Liquors; which the Old Gentleman [sc. Hippocrates] takes notice of to be of no good consequence.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiv. ix. 186 Mr. Nightingale taking the old Gentleman with him up Stairs,..unbosomed himself as follows.

1796 M. Robinson Angelina II. 245 There was something so awful in the old gentleman's sermonizing, that I could not immediately answer him.

1834 J. L. Motley Diary 12 June in Corr. (1889) I. iii. 37 These are your true monks—none of your bare-footed, rosaried and roped friars, but jovial old gentlemen.

1893 Earl of Dunmore Pamirs II. 69 Nine rams..one of which had a very fine pair of horns, so I turned my particular attention to this old gentleman.

1914 ‘I. Hay’ Lighter Side School Life vii. 194 Fiery old gentlemen write..to say that in their young days boys were boys and not molly-coddles.

1996 J. Churchill War & Peas viii. 69 [He] was about the kindest, most courteous old gentleman I ever met.

2. euphemistic. The Devil. Occasionally more fully the old gentleman in black.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun]

devileOE

Beelzebubc950

the foul ghosteOE

SatanOE

warlockOE

SatanasOE

worsea1200

unwinea1225

wondc1250

quedea1275

pucka1300

serpenta1300

dragon1340

shrew1362

Apollyon1382

the god of this worldc1384

Mahoundc1400

leviathan1412

worsta1425

old enemyc1449

Ruffin1567

dismal1570

Plotcocka1578

the Wicked One1582

goodman1603

Mahu1603

foul thief1609

somebody1609

legiona1616

Lord of Flies1622

walliman1629

shaitan1638

Old Nicka1643

Nick1647

unsel?1675

old gentleman1681

old boy1692

the gentleman in black1693

deuce1694

Black Spy1699

the vicious one1713

worricow1719

Old Roger1725

Lord of the Flies1727

Simmie1728

Old Scratch1734

Old Harry1777

Old Poker1784

Auld Hornie1786

old (auld), ill thief1789

old one1790

little-good1821

Tom Walker1833

bogy1840

diabolarch1845

Old Ned1859

iniquity1899

1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar v. ii. 78 Ped. Gomez, give way to the old gentleman in black [the friar]. Gom. No! the t'other old Gentleman in black shall take me if I do; I will speak first!

1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions xv. 364 The Devil is not so Black as he is Painted..that you may form such Images of the old Gentleman [etc.].

1810 A. Plumptre Resid. France I. xvii. 210 There is a certain old gentleman, whose name, we say in England, must not be pronounced in the hearing of polite ears.

1887 G. R. Sims Mary Jane's Mem. 57 How the old gentleman am I to earn my living?

1984 R. K. Gilmore Ozark Baptizings 68 Evidences of the ‘old gentleman's’ efforts to corrupt were seen..in the intemperate consumption of alcoholic beverages.

†3. A playing card larger than the rest of the pack, enabling a card sharper to locate or remove it. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > thick card

old gentleman1828

1828 G. Smeeton Doings in London 77 An old gentleman (a card somewhat larger and thicker than the rest of the pack, and now in considerable use amongst the ‘legs’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old gentleman
释义	old gentlemann. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈdʒɛntlmən/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈdʒɛn(t)lm(ə)n/ Forms: see old adj. and gentleman n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., gentleman n. Etymology: < old adj. + gentleman n. 1. An elderly gentleman; an old fellow. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > old person > old man > [noun] old maneOE bevara1275 beauperec1300 vieillard1475 Nestor?c1510 old gentleman1526 haga1529 velyarda1529 old fellow?1555 old sire1557 granfer1564 vecchioc1570 ageman1571 grave-porer1582 grandsire1595 huddle-duddle1599 elder1600 pantaloon1602 cuffc1616 crone1630 old boya1637 codger?1738 dry-beard1749 eld1796 patriarch1819 oubaas1824 old chap1840 pap1844 pop1844 tad1877 old baas1882 senex1898 finger1904 AK1911 alte kacker1911 poppa stoppa1944 madala1960 Ntate1975 1526 C. Mery Talys f. x^v In the terme tyme a good old gentylman beyng a lawyer cam to london. 1568 E. Tilney Brief Disc. Mariage (new ed.) sig. Aiv^v An olde Gentleman called M. Erasmus. 1603 N. Breton Merrie Dialogue 8 Thus, with an idle word or two, did I leaue this good old gentleman. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 311 That destructive custom of drinking Ice with their Liquors; which the Old Gentleman [sc. Hippocrates] takes notice of to be of no good consequence. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiv. ix. 186 Mr. Nightingale taking the old Gentleman with him up Stairs,..unbosomed himself as follows. View more context for this quotation 1796 M. Robinson Angelina II. 245 There was something so awful in the old gentleman's sermonizing, that I could not immediately answer him. 1834 J. L. Motley Diary 12 June in Corr. (1889) I. iii. 37 These are your true monks—none of your bare-footed, rosaried and roped friars, but jovial old gentlemen. 1893 Earl of Dunmore Pamirs II. 69 Nine rams..one of which had a very fine pair of horns, so I turned my particular attention to this old gentleman. 1914 ‘I. Hay’ Lighter Side School Life vii. 194 Fiery old gentlemen write..to say that in their young days boys were boys and not molly-coddles. 1996 J. Churchill War & Peas viii. 69 [He] was about the kindest, most courteous old gentleman I ever met. 2. euphemistic. The Devil. Occasionally more fully the old gentleman in black. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] devileOE Beelzebubc950 the foul ghosteOE SatanOE warlockOE SatanasOE worsea1200 unwinea1225 wondc1250 quedea1275 pucka1300 serpenta1300 dragon1340 shrew1362 Apollyon1382 the god of this worldc1384 Mahoundc1400 leviathan1412 worsta1425 old enemyc1449 Ruffin1567 dismal1570 Plotcocka1578 the Wicked One1582 goodman1603 Mahu1603 foul thief1609 somebody1609 legiona1616 Lord of Flies1622 walliman1629 shaitan1638 Old Nicka1643 Nick1647 unsel?1675 old gentleman1681 old boy1692 the gentleman in black1693 deuce1694 Black Spy1699 the vicious one1713 worricow1719 Old Roger1725 Lord of the Flies1727 Simmie1728 Old Scratch1734 Old Harry1777 Old Poker1784 Auld Hornie1786 old (auld), ill thief1789 old one1790 little-good1821 Tom Walker1833 bogy1840 diabolarch1845 Old Ned1859 iniquity1899 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar v. ii. 78 Ped. Gomez, give way to the old gentleman in black [the friar]. Gom. No! the t'other old Gentleman in black shall take me if I do; I will speak first! 1727 D. Defoe Ess. Hist. Apparitions xv. 364 The Devil is not so Black as he is Painted..that you may form such Images of the old Gentleman [etc.]. 1810 A. Plumptre Resid. France I. xvii. 210 There is a certain old gentleman, whose name, we say in England, must not be pronounced in the hearing of polite ears. 1887 G. R. Sims Mary Jane's Mem. 57 How the old gentleman am I to earn my living? 1984 R. K. Gilmore Ozark Baptizings 68 Evidences of the ‘old gentleman's’ efforts to corrupt were seen..in the intemperate consumption of alcoholic beverages. †3. A playing card larger than the rest of the pack, enabling a card sharper to locate or remove it. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > card or cards > [noun] > thick card old gentleman1828 1828 G. Smeeton Doings in London 77 An old gentleman (a card somewhat larger and thicker than the rest of the pack, and now in considerable use amongst the ‘legs’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1526
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