the grand old man of



the grand old man of something

  (humorous)
a man who has been involved in a particular activity for a long time and is known and respected by a lot of people It was in this play that he formed a double act with that other grand old man of the Berlin theatre, Bernhard Minetti.
See in the grand scheme of things
See also: grand, man, of, old

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fletcher['fletʃə]
ChesterCHES-tərEnglish
Chamberlain[tʃeimbəlin]
CatrinKAT-rin (Welsh), KAHT-reen (German)Welsh, German
BindyBIN-deeEnglish
Theodoricthee-AHD-ə-rik (English)History