old fogey
Set-in-their-ways type
An old fogey is someone with outdated attitudes or habits, especially an older person resistant to new ideas or ways of doing things.
The term is mildly dismissive rather than harsh: Don't be such an old fogey—try the new software.
Sometimes spelled old fogy.
Fogey alone carries the same meaning, though old fogey is more common.
Ill-tempered, stubborn person
- grumpIll-tempered person
- grouchHabitually irritable person
- crankRotary operating handle
- sourpussHabitually sullen person
fuddy-duddy · stick-in-the-mud · stuffed shirt · killjoy · stodgy · cantankerous · grumbler · crotchety
Out of step culturally
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- passeNo longer fashionable
fusty · musty · square · unhip · uncool · dinosaur · relic · antediluvian
Cautious about altering customs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- hideboundRigidly adhering to tradition
- diehardStubbornly committed supporter
purist · strait-laced · stuffy · conformist · staunch · dogmatic · backward-looking · unprogressive
Higher in rank
- retireeOne who left work
- pensionerRetired payment recipient
- silver-hairedHaving gray-white hair
- gray-hairedHaving silver locks
aged · geriatric · grandparent · octogenarian
curmudgeon
Ill-tempered, stubborn person
sourpuss · fuddy-duddy · stick-in-the-mud · stuffed shirt · killjoy · stodgy · cantankerous · grumbler · crotchety · codger
behind-the-times
Out of step culturally
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
passe · fusty · musty · square · unhip · uncool · dinosaur · relic · antediluvian
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- hideboundRigidly adhering to tradition
diehard · purist · strait-laced · stuffy · conformist · staunch · dogmatic · backward-looking · unprogressive · Luddite
senior
Higher in rank
- retireeOne who left work
- pensionerRetired payment recipient
- silver-hairedHaving gray-white hair
gray-haired · aged · geriatric · grandparent · octogenarian
- age slanggeezer, codger, coot, oldster, whippersnapper
- aging humorretirement jokes, senior moments, senior moment, over the hill, geezer
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- curmudgeonscurmudgeon, grouch, grump, crank, sourpuss
- grumpsgrouch, grump, curmudgeon, sourpuss, crank
old fogeyprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
modernist · free thinker · radical · innovator · avant-gardist
old fogeyyoung blood
Fresh, energetic newcomers
hipster · whippersnapper · cool kid · Gen Z-er · young gun
old fogeylive wire
Electrified conductor or dynamo
free spirit · bon vivant · adventurer · thrill-seeker · party animal
old, elder, older, elderly, oldest, elders, fogey, fogeys, elderflower