old-timer

noun

old-tim·​er ˈōl(d)-ˈtī-mər How to pronounce old-timer (audio)
-ˌtī-mər
1
a
b
2
: something that is old-fashioned : antique

Examples of old-timer in a Sentence

a group of old-timers playing shuffleboard old-timers in the fishing industry couldn't remember a time when catches were so low
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That’s partly thanks to Harrison Ford and Neil Flynn’s easy old-timer chemistry. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024 Playa del Fuego in May and Constellation Burn in October are both in Pennsylvania, and attract old-timer burners who are committed to the 10 Principles of Burning Man, including Radical Inclusion. Alden Wicker, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024 She’s really highly rated and appreciated by the old-timers, and that says a lot. Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024 The older Democrats in my area are old-timers in overalls who’ve been farming their whole lives. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for old-timer 

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of old-timer was in 1856

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“Old-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timer. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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old-timer

noun
old-tim·​er
ōl(d)-ˈtī-mər
1
2
: something old-fashioned

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