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Emeritus

Emeritus adjective - Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'.
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Old and emeritus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Emeritus".

Old

Old adjective - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age.
Usage example: a ripe old age
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Emeritus and old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emeritus" instead an adjective "Old".
Nearby Words: oldie, olden, oldish

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  • Radio / Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Cool Old Guy: Both scorekeeper emeritus Carl Kasell and current scorekeeper and announcer Bill Kurtis fit this category, and of course, many of the show's guests fit as well.
    Source: Radio / Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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