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  • noun A former student of Eton College

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Examples

  • At least the Old Etonian has some sympathy from former colleagues.

    Tattenham Corner 2011

  • Nick Fraser, an Old Etonian who has written a study of the school, says, "One of the effects of meritocracy is that you now can envision an Etonian being prime minister again."

    The New Old Tory, Cont’d. 2010

  • Nick Fraser, an Old Etonian who has written a study of the school, says, "One of the effects of meritocracy is that you now can envision an Etonian being prime minister again."

    The Eton Problem 2010

  • It is a source of ironic amusement that an Old Etonian should have turned the Tories into the party of the public services; this is an electoral revolution.

    Is David Cameron tough enough to be a Tory revolutionary? 2009

  • It is a source of ironic amusement that an Old Etonian should have turned the Tories into the party of the public services; this is an electoral revolution.

    Is David Cameron tough enough to be a Tory revolutionary? 2009

  • Having honed their skills creating dividing lines with Tony Blair, now they want to fight a highly personal campaign against David Cameron, portraying him as an Old Etonian toff.

    The new Labour faultline 2008

  • It must be said that Mr Grayling is not an Old Etonian.

    Chris Grayling: Utter Disgrace to the Old School Tie 2008

  • His colleagues included Ian Fleming, whose Bond renown was more than a decade away but who was in 1940 merely an Old Etonian in his early 30s who had not yet figured out what to do with his life.

    A Charm Brigade 2008

  • Having honed their skills creating dividing lines with Tony Blair, now they want to fight a highly personal campaign against David Cameron, portraying him as an Old Etonian toff.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

  • An old socialist known to keep newts as pets is up against an Old Etonian whose day job is member of Parliament for Henley-on-Thames, a posh suburb an hour from central London.

    A Race to Remember 2008

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