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单词 grand old man
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grand old man

noun

: a venerated practitioner or former practitioner of an art, profession, or sport
the grand old man of jazz

Example Sentences

the grand old man of the American theater
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Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

grand old man

noun

as in first lady

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