Noun: Methuselah mu'th(y)oo-zu-lu
- A man who is very old
"The Methuselah shared stories from his youth";
- old man, greybeard [Brit, Cdn], graybeard [US]
- (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years
Derived forms: Methuselahs
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], golden ager [N. Amer, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, old person, oldster [N. Amer, informal], patriarch, senior citizen, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Methuselah