OLD-TIMER (old-timer)
Dictionary entry overview: What does old-timer mean? • OLD-TIMER (noun)
The noun OLD-TIMER has 2 senses:
1. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
2. an elderly man
Familiarity information: OLD-TIMER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OLD-TIMER (noun)
Meaning:
An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
oldtimer; old-timer; old stager; old hand; stager; warhorse; veteran
Hypernyms ("old-timer" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Meaning:
An elderly man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
antique; gaffer; old geezer; old-timer; oldtimer
Hypernyms ("old-timer" is a kind of...):
graybeard; greybeard; Methuselah; old man (a man who is very old)
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