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the grand old man of

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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.

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See also: grand, man, of, old