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单词 old-timers
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-timers

noun

plural of old-timer
1
as in elders
a person of advanced years a group of old-timers playing shuffleboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • elders
  • oldsters
  • adults
  • geriatrics
  • ancients
  • senior citizens
  • graybeards
  • seniors
  • patriarchs
  • golden-agers
  • dowagers
  • gaffers
  • whitebeards
  • grown-ups
  • beldames
  • grandams
  • beldams
  • dotards
  • grandames

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • youngsters
  • youths
  • adolescents
  • kids
  • minors
  • children
  • juveniles
  • kiddies
  • cubs
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2
as in veterans
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

  • veterans
  • vets
  • warhorses
  • doyens
  • stagers
  • professionals
  • old hands
  • experts
  • doyennes
  • pros
  • masters
  • gurus
  • adepts
  • mavens
  • past masters
  • mavins
  • hands
  • dab hands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • newcomers
  • novices
  • neophytes
  • freshmen
  • greenhorns
  • rookies
  • recruits
  • beginners
  • newbies
  • fledglings
  • colts
  • apprentices
  • tyros
  • tenderfoots
  • students
  • tenderfeet
  • cubs
  • amateurs
  • boots
  • trainees
  • candidates
  • learners
  • dilettantes
  • novitiates
  • entrants
  • probationers
  • dilettanti
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