elder statesman

elder statesman
    n 1: any influential person whose advice is highly respected
    2: an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government
       leaders
    

65 Moby Thesaurus words for "elder statesman":
      Admirable Crichton, adept, artisan, artist, attache, authority,
      connaisseur, connoisseur, consultant, cordon bleu, crack shot,
      craftsman, dead shot, diplomat, diplomatist, doctor, elder,
      experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, graduate, great soul,
      guru, handy man, illuminate, intellect, intellectual, journeyman,
      lover of wisdom, mahatma, man of intellect, man of wisdom,
      mandarin, marksman, master, mastermind, mentor, national leader,
      no slouch, oracle, philosopher, politician, pro, professional,
      professor, proficient, public man, rabbi, rishi, sage, sapient,
      savant, scholar, seer, shark, sharp, solon, starets, statesman,
      stateswoman, technical adviser, technician, thinker, wise man,
      wise old man