WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
old′ chap′, [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. British Terms(used in informal direct address).
Also, old boy, old fellow. 
  • 1815–25

'old chap' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
that - old boy - old fellow

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