old-tim·er

(ōld′tī′mər)

n. Informal

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.

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old-timer

1. a person who has been in a certain place, occupation, etc, for a long time

2. US an old man

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

old′-tim′er

1. a person whose residence, membership, or experience dates from long ago.

2. an elderly person; oldster.

[1855–60]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	old-timer - an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service old hand, old stager, oldtimer, stager, warhorse, veteran expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
	2.	old-timer - an elderly man antique, gaffer, old geezer, oldtimer graybeard, greybeard, old man, Methuselah - a man who is very old

old-timer

noun

1. 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.

Translations

old-timer

[ˌəʊldˈtaɪməʳ] N → veterano/a m/f (US) (= old person) → viejo/a m/f, anciano/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

old-timer

[ˌəʊldˈtaɪməʳ] n → veterano/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Bettles, himself one of the gamest of the old-timers in deeds and daring ceased from his drunken lay of the "Sassafras Root," and titubated over to congratulate Daylight.

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Into the north they fought their way, although old-timers, coming out, shook their heads and prophesied they would be frozen in on the lakes.

What took them ten minutes by river, took Charles half an hour by land, and while they waited for him at the head of Lake Bennett they passed the time of day with several dilapidated old-timers on their way out.

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I dropped farther down the slope to discover an old-timer's stand.

The old-timer's stand

The old-timer said you can use your pins to identify clearance problems anywhere between you and the target.

A priceless lesson

This great "old-timer" called out to one of the judges walking down the hall at that time (end of the day, around 6ish) and the judge was kind enough to stop and listen to me, a young lawyer tell her story of bouts of depression and high levels of stress.

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/ Left: Divatex said plaid is an "old-timer," but it's still one of its strongest sellers.

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As Catholics, if we are asked whether we have been saved, we can answer, "Not yet," for the same reason as the old-timer. From our point of view it is too soon for a definitive answer.

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BBC old-timer Jonathan Ross (left) has snatched a broadcasting award from the hands of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

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I remember one old-timer in particular, a Tijuana bureau chief for a San Diego paper, rousing a workshop of young journalists of color with his passionate invocation of a familiar reporters' mantra: "to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."

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Joseph Island in 1977 from an island old-timer who wanted "suitable new stewards" for his prized lot.

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