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Methuselah vs old-timer

old-timer vs Methuselah

Methuselah and old-timer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Methuselah Yes No No No
old-timer Yes No No No
As nouns, old-timer is a hyponym of Methuselah; that is, old-timer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Methuselah:
  • Methuselah: a man who is very old
  • old-timer: an elderly man
Other hyponyms of Methuselah include codger, old codger, antique, gaffer, old geezer, oldtimer, patriarch.
Methuselah (noun) old-timer (noun)
(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years an elderly man
a man who is very old an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Difference between Methuselah and old-timer

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