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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Chiefly British A graduate of a public school for boys.
- noun A man who is a member of an old-boy network.
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- noun chiefly UK An
alumnus , especially of apublic school . - noun UK Affectionate term of address for a man.
- noun A former member of a group
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a former male pupil of a school
- noun a vivacious elderly man
- noun a familiar term of address for a man
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