Elder - English meaning

adjective

Of considerable size or extent.

Usage examples:

Her big hazel eyes

verb

Praise or recommend something highly.

Usage examples:

The record's been on the streets a while now, but it's still worth bigging up

noun

The major league in a professional sport.

Usage examples:

The day he made it to the bigs, he forgot every minor league ballpark he ever played in

noun

A man in relation to his child or children.

Usage examples:

Margaret's father died at an early age

verb

(of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child).

Usage examples:

He fathered three children

noun

A male parent

Usage examples:

My father retired seven years ago., freud was the father of psychoanalysis., father randall, are yo…

Preceding all others in time or space or degree

ordinal number

Coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st.

Usage examples:

His first wife

ordinal number

Foremost in position, rank, or importance.

Usage examples:

The doctor's first duty is to respect this right

adjective

Denoting the first child born to a particular person.

Usage examples:

The firstborn child of the queen

noun

A person's first child.

Usage examples:

Their firstborn arrived

adjective

Used to refer to the first child of a set of parents

Usage examples:

In the hebrew bible, the firstborn son is the one who inherits his father's position as head of the…

noun

A hindu spiritual teacher.

Usage examples:

Hindus who have a guru strive to receive spiritual initiation from him.

noun

An expert in a particular subject who gives advice

Usage examples:

I’ve become the computer guru in our department.

noun

A person skilled in something who gives advice about it

Usage examples:

An investment/management guru, a business/advertising/internet guru

noun

The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

Usage examples:

The leader of a protest group

noun

A person who manages or controls other people, esp. because of his or her ability or position

Usage examples:

A business/financial/political leader, her company is a leader in the women’s clothing industry.

noun

A company, product, etc. that has higher sales than its competitors

Usage examples:

The brand is market leader in france, where it has a 49% market share., union leaders said they exp…

adjective

Relating to an authority or public body and its activities and responsibilities.

Usage examples:

The prime minister's official engagements

noun

A person holding public office or having official duties, especially as a representative of an organization or government department.

Usage examples:

A union official

noun

A person who has a position of responsibility in an organization

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A senior official, an official announcement, the name of the new director will be officially announ…

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

adjective

Having lived or existed for a long time in comparison to others of the same kind

Usage examples:

An old man lives there with his dog., they have a beautiful old farm house in the country., she got…

noun

The male head of a family or tribe.

Usage examples:

The family patriarch makes all decisions regarding living arrangements, children's marriages, and m…

noun

A powerful and usually older man in charge of a family, or the male leader of a society in which men hold power

Usage examples:

A patriarchal society

adjective

Of or for older or more experienced people.

Usage examples:

Senior citizens

noun

A person who is a specified number of years older than someone else.

Usage examples:

She was only two years his senior