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单词 old-timer
释义

old-timer

noun

old-tim·​er ˈōl(d)-ˈtī-mər How to pronounce old-timer (audio)
-ˌtī-mər
1
a
: veteran
b
: oldster
2
: something that is old-fashioned : antique

Synonyms

  • ancient
  • elder
  • geriatric
  • golden-ager
  • oldster
  • senior
  • senior citizen
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Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

old-timer

noun

old-tim·​er
ˈōld-ˈtī-mər
1
: a person who has been part of an organization (as a business) for a long time
2
: an old person

old-timer

noun

1
as in elder
a person of advanced years a group of old-timers playing shuffleboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • elder
  • oldster
  • geriatric
  • ancient
  • adult
  • graybeard
  • senior citizen
  • senior
  • patriarch
  • golden-ager
  • dowager
  • whitebeard
  • gaffer
  • grandam
  • beldam
  • beldame
  • dotard
  • grown-up
  • grandame

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • youngster
  • youth
  • adolescent
  • kid
  • minor
  • juvenile
  • child
  • cub
  • kiddie
  • kiddy
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2
as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area old-timers in the fishing industry couldn't remember a time when catches were so low

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • veteran
  • warhorse
  • vet
  • doyen
  • old hand
  • expert
  • stager
  • professional
  • master
  • doyenne
  • pro
  • guru
  • adept
  • past master
  • maven
  • dab hand
  • mavin
  • hand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • newcomer
  • novice
  • rookie
  • freshman
  • fledgling
  • neophyte
  • colt
  • recruit
  • greenhorn
  • beginner
  • tenderfoot
  • apprentice
  • newbie
  • tyro
  • boot
  • cub
  • student
  • amateur
  • trainee
  • candidate
  • novitiate
  • learner
  • dilettante
  • entrant
  • probationer
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