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codger
['kɑdʒɚ]
n. ,
  1. He's a funny old codger.
    .
  2. The old codger may need a cane to walk, but not for his mind, which is still sharp as a razor blade.
    老头走路拐棍,动脑筋头脑锋利。
  3. I could just imagine the old codger reading himself to sleep with those after his usual dinner of mutton.
    想象老头吃完常吃羊肉,捧着些书,梦乡。




codger
[ noun ]
used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
<noun.person>




Codger \Codg"er\, n. [Cf. {Cadger}.]
1. A miser or mean person.

2. A singular or odd person; -- a familiar, humorous, or
depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.]

A few of us old codgers met at the fireside.
--Emerson.