OLD BOY

Meaning of OLD BOY in English

n. , chiefly British One of the men educated at the same institution and bound by strong ties of loyalty to each other. He got the job because the boss was another old boy.

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OLD BOY — noun Date: 1868 an alumnus especially of a boys' school, a man who is a member of a long-standing and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLD BOY — noun see old nick
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD BOY — I. noun 1. usually capitalized O&B : old nick 2. a. : an often sprightly or waggish old man that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD BOY — /ohld" boy"/ for 1, 2; /ohld" boy'/ for 3; /ohld' boy"/ for 4 1. Informal ( sometimes disparaging ). an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD BOY — past school friend, childhood friend; chum, my good buddy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OLD BOY — Date: 1868 1. often capitalized O&B , British : an alumnus especially of a boys' school 2. : a man …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD BOY — Function: noun Date: 1868 1 often capitalized O&B British : an alumnus especially of a boys' school 2 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OLD BOY — ■ noun 1》 Brit. a former male student of a school or college. 2》 informal an elderly man. ↘ chiefly …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OLD BOY — [old boy] n (1868) 1 often cap O&B, Brit: an alumnus esp. of a boys' school 2: a man who …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD BOY — noun 1. ˈold boy ( BrE ) a man who used to be a student at a particular school, usually …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD BOY — ˈold ˈboy BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . British English a man who used to be a student at a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD BOY — ( old boys) You can refer to a man who used to be a pupil at a particular school or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD BOY — (~s) You can refer to a man who used to be a pupil at a particular school or university as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OLD BOY — = old chap
Slang English vocab
OLD BOY — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
OLD BOY — noun Old boy is used before these nouns: ↑ network
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OLD BOY — бывший ученик (обыкн. мужской привилегированной частной средней школы (public school); ср. (old girl)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
OLD BOY — 1) выпускник школы, человек, когда-то обучавшийся в такой-то школе 2) амер.; разг. дружище, приятель, товарищ Syn : friend 1., buddy, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD BOY — разг. 1. старик, старина; дружище, приятель ( обращение ) 2. ( часто Old Boy) бывший ученик, питомец учебного заведения ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OLD BOY — 1) выпускник школы, человек, когда-то обучавшийся в такой-то школе 2) амер.; разг. дружище, приятель, товарищ Syn:friend 1., buddy, old chap, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OLD BOY — разг. 1. старик, старина; дружище, приятель ( обращение ) 2. ( часто Old Boy) бывший ученик, питомец учебного заведения ( …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OLD BOY — разг. 1. старик, старина; дружище, приятель ( обращение ) 2. ( часто Old Boy) бывший ученик, питомец учебного заведения ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OLD BOY — бывший ученик школы, дружище
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OLD BOY — бывший ученик школы, дружище
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OLD BOY — сущ. ; разг. 1) брит. однокашник - old-boy network 2) старина ( обращение )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OLD BOY — сущ.; разг. 1) брит. однокашник - old-boy network 2) старина (обращение)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OLD BOY — дружище {см. тж. old 6}
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
OLD BOY — дружище {см. тж. old 6}
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
OLD BOY — n infml "Oh, I'm very sorry" "That's quite all right, old boy" — "Извини, пожалуйста" - "Ничего, старина"
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
OLD BOY — n infml "Oh, I'm very sorry" "That's quite all right, old boy" — "Извини, пожалуйста" - "Ничего, старина"
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
OLD BOY — old boy n infml "Oh, I'm very sorry" "That's quite all right, old boy" "Извини, пожалуйста" - "Ничего, старина"
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
OLD BOY — "Oh, I'm very sorry" "That's quite all right, old boy" — "Извини, пожалуйста" - "Ничего, старина"
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
OLD BOY — бывший ученик (обыкн. мужской привилегированной частной средней школы [public school]; ср. old girl)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
OLD BOY — 1) выпускник школы, человек, когда-то обучавшийся в такой-то школе 2) амер.; разг. дружище, приятель, товарищ Syn : friend 1., buddy, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOY — ˈbȯi noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Frisian boi boy and probably to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOY — /boy/ , n. 1. a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than 18 years of age. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOY — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. often offensive : a male servant 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
BOY — noun a male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. 2. boy ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOY — [boy] n, often attrib [ME] (13c) 1: a male servant--sometimes taken to be offensive 2. a: a male child from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOY — boy, Boy BrE AmE bɔɪ ▷ boys bɔɪz ▶ ˌ boy ˈ scout AmE \ ˈ• • BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — / bɔɪ; NAmE / noun , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ C ] a male child or a young male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOY — I. boy 1 S1 W1 /bɔɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Perhaps from Frisian boi 'boy' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — ( boys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A boy is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby boy/girl ▪ She’s just had a lovely healthy baby girl. a lucky …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
BOY — [noun] [C] - a male child or, more generally, a male of any agea teenage/adolescent boyIs it nature or nurture …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — n. big boy fly boy whipping boy
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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