Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - old boy
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Old boy
old boy
noun Date: 1868 1. often capitalized O&B, British an alumnus especially of a boys' school 2. a man who is a member of a long-standing and usually influential clique especially in a professional, business, or social sphere
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1.
1. разг. старик, старина; дружище, приятель 2. бывший ученик, питомец учебного заведения; однокашник 3. старый или пожилой человек 4. дьявол ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
2.
(old boys) You can refer to a man who used to be a pupil at a particular school or university as an old boy. (BRIT) ...Eton College, with all its traditions and long list of famous old boys. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
~ n 1 BrE a man who used to be a student at a particular school (an old boys' reunion) 2 the old-boy network the system by which men from rich families, men who went to the same school, belong to the same club etc, use their influence to help each other 3 BrE spoken an old man (the old boy from down the road) 4 BrE old-fashioned a way of addressing a male friend (How are you, old boy?) (- compare old girl) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
4.
or old chap {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./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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