codger
NounSynonyms:
old codger
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old manSynonyms: old codger
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Codger \Codg"er\, n. [Cf. Cadger.]
1.A miser or mean person. [1913 Webster]
2.A singular or odd person, especially an old man; -- a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
A few of us old codgers met at the fireside.— Emerson.[1913 Webster]