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Old boy

old boy
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./
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  ~ 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
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
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   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 ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  1. разг. старик, старина; дружище, приятель 2. бывший ученик, питомец учебного заведения; однокашник 3. старый или пожилой человек 4. дьявол ...
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