General and Old man

General

General noun - A fact about the whole (as opposed to particular).

Old man and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old man" instead a noun "General".

Old man

Old man noun - A male human parent.
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Synonyms for Old man

General and old man are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead a noun phrase "Old man".

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  • High-Class Glass One video on an episode of America's Funniest Home Videos showed an old man dressed as a gentlemanly German general for an Oktoberfest celebration.
  • Evil Cripple To all external appearances, he is a withered old man with a cane who would probably collapse if you breathed too hard in his general direction.
    Source: Evil Cripple
  • Hiding behind that chess loving, female officer harassing, general funny old man personality, is the mind of a cunning chessmaster.
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