old-timer

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old-timer

noun old-timers · old timer · oldtimer

An elder. A: Hey, how's it going, old-timer? B: Ha ha, nice try — you're even older than I am! A: It takes one to know one, after all.
Similar: oldster, oldie, senior citizen, ager, antique, badge-cove, cheeser, coffin dodger, crinkly, eld, elder, elderly
A veteran. Some of the old-timers around here might be able to tell you how it all began.
Similar: old hand, warhorse

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noun one who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience

中文	老前輩 /老前辈 lǎoqiánbèi
Português	veterano
Français	vétéran
Deutsch	alter Hase
Română	veteran, vechi locuitor băștinaș
Русский	старожи́л starožíl, ветера́н veterán

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@misc{old_timer_2026,
  title = {old-timer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old-timer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}