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- noun A former
student of Eton College
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Examples
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At least the Old Etonian has some sympathy from former colleagues.
Tattenham Corner 2011
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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."
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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It must be said that Mr Grayling is not an Old Etonian.
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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
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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.
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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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