codger
Example Sentences
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In his later years, he perfected a reliably funny old codger persona in films such as “Grudge Match,” “Million Dollar Arm,” “Bojack Horseman,” “Going In Style” and the Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy “The Kominsky Method.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023
That old codger will coach in a fresh place after all this time: the Golden State Warriors’ house by the Central Basin of the San Francisco Bay, a 2½-year-old toddler among arenas.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2022
Johnson says that you have three options when it comes to adoption: “another old codger, a pair of kittens, or nothing at all.”
From Slate • May 30, 2019
Yet much of the press is acting like he's an old codger and it's just a matter of time before he keels over politically.
From Fox News • Apr. 26, 2019
He was more like some gabby old codger who would sit next to you on a bus and try to show you bits of paper he kept folded in his wallet.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
