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old-timer
old-tim·er (ōld′tī′mər)n. Informal 1. a. An elderly person.b. A person with considerable tenure or experience in a given place or activity; a veteran.2. Something very old or antiquated.old-timer n 1. a person who has been in a certain place, occupation, etc, for a long time 2. US an old man old′-tim′er
n. 1. a person whose residence, membership, or experience dates from long ago. 2. an elderly person; oldster. [1855–60] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  old-timer - an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long serviceold hand, old stager, oldtimer, stager, warhorse, veteranexpert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully | | 2. |  old-timer - an elderly man antique, gaffer, old geezer, oldtimergraybeard, greybeard, old man, Methuselah - a man who is very old |
old-timernoun1. Informal. An elderly person:ancient, elder, golden ager, senior, senior citizen.Informal: oldster.2. Informal. One who has had long experience in a given activity or capacity:old hand, veteran.Informal: vet.Translationsold-timer
old-timer1. A person who is older in age. Often used as a term of address. Hey, old-timer—let me help you carry those! There are a few old-timers who come into the restaurant every morning like clockwork.2. Someone who has a lot of experience in some activity, field, or profession (whether or not they are actually elderly). Often used as a term of address. I'm giving you a desk next to Martin. He's an old-timer in the company, and he'll help show you the ropes.old-timer n. an old person; an old man. (Also a term of address.) Ask that old-timer over there if it has always been this bad around here. AcronymsSeeon tourold-timer
Synonyms for old-timernoun an elderly personSynonyms- ancient
- elder
- golden ager
- senior
- senior citizen
- oldster
noun one who has had long experience in a given activity or capacitySynonymsSynonyms for old-timernoun an experienced person who has been through many battlesSynonyms- old hand
- old stager
- oldtimer
- stager
- warhorse
- veteran
Related Wordsnoun an elderly manSynonyms- antique
- gaffer
- old geezer
- oldtimer
Related Words- graybeard
- greybeard
- old man
- Methuselah
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