Nestor
noun
1 Nestor
Greek mythology A wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy.
2 Nestor
Roget 130:
veteran,
old man,
seer,
patriarch,
graybeard;
grandfather,
grandsire;
grandam;
gaffer,
gammer;
crone;
pantaloon;
sexagenarian,
octogenarian,
nonagenarian,
centenarian;
old stager;
dotard
etc.
501.
preadamite†,
Methuselah,
Nestor,
old Parr;
elders;
forefathers
etc.
(paternity)
166.
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Roget 500:
sage,
wise man;
genius;
master mind,
master spirit of the age;
longhead†,
thinker;
intellectual,
longhair.
authority,
oracle,
luminary,
shining light,
esprit fort,
magnus Apollo [Lat.],
Solon,
Solomon,
Nestor,
Magi,
second Daniel. "
man of learning
etc.
492;
expert
etc.
700;
wizard
etc.
994.
wiseacre [Iron.],
bigwig,
know-it-all;
poor man's Einstein.
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Roget 695:
advice,
counsel,
adhortation†;
word to the wise;
suggestion,
submonition†,
recommendation,
advocacy;
advisement.
exhortation
etc.
(persuasion)
615;
expostulation
etc.
(dissuasion)
616;
admonition
etc.
(warning)
668;
guidance
etc.
(direction)
693.
instruction,
charge,
injunction,
obtestation†;
Governor's message,
President's message;
King's message,
Queen's speech;
message,
speech from the throne.
adviser,
prompter;
counsel,
counselor;
monitor,
mentor,
Nestor,
magnus Apollo [Lat.],
senator;
teacher
etc.
540.
guide,
manual,
chart
etc.
(information)
527.
physician,
doctor,
leech†,
archiater†.
arbiter
etc.
(judge)
967.
reference,
referment†;
consultation,
conference,
pourparler.
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Moby thesaurus: Buddha, Confucius, Father Time, Gandhi, Mentor, Methuselah, Old Paar, Plato, Socrates, Solomon, centenarian, dotard, elder, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather, grandsire, graybeard, nonagenarian, octogenarian, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer, old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old man, old party, old-timer, older, oldster, pantaloon, patriarch, presbyter, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian, the quiet-voiced elders, venerable sir, veteran ... show more.
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