as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems
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Recent Examples of old hand
Dame Jane Glover, an old hand in this repertoire, rowed easily through the score with a big, pinwheeling beat.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
By then, Father Brake was an old hand at using dramatic demonstrations to advance his cause.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Kevin Costner isn’t the only present-day actor with a fondness for Westerns; ornery old hands such as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and Tommy Lee Jones are always ready to don their ten-gallon hats for the right role.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
Broadhurst, 25, from Stafford, who helped Eastern Connecticut win a Division III World Series in 2022 before transferring back to UConn, is an old hand at postseason play, and in his sixth season of college baseball.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2024
By then, Father Brake was an old hand at using dramatic demonstrations to advance his cause.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Kevin Costner isn’t the only present-day actor with a fondness for Westerns; ornery old hands such as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and Tommy Lee Jones are always ready to don their ten-gallon hats for the right role.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
Broadhurst, 25, from Stafford, who helped Eastern Connecticut win a Division III World Series in 2022 before transferring back to UConn, is an old hand at postseason play, and in his sixth season of college baseball.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
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