old-timer

ˈoʊld ˌtaɪmər

Definition

Definition of old-timer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

resident

someone who has lived in a place for long

The old-timers know all the local stories.

permanent resident

veteranperson with long experience in a field

He's an old-timer in the music industry.

old hand

veteran

antique

Rare

old or antique object

Rare

He restored an old-timer car from the 1920s..

antique

artifact

relic

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Origin of old-timer

English, old (aged) + timer (one who times)

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pioneers

old-timer or pioneer in Alaska or Yukon

Examples of old-timer in a sentence

Old-timers often gather at the local diner.
The old-timer shared stories from his days in the army.
As an old-timer, she knew all the tricks of the trade.
The museum displayed an old-timer from the 1800s.
He collects old-timer watches.

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French:vétéran, habitué, ...
German:Alteingesessener, alter Hase, ...
Italian:abitante di lunga data, veterano, ...
Spanish:veterano del lugar, veterano, ...
Portuguese:veterano, objeto antigo, ...
Chinese:老居民, 老手, ...
Japanese:古参者, 長老, ...
Arabic:مقيم قديم, خَبِير قَدِيم, ...
Hebrew:וָתִיק, שׁוּעָל וָתִיק, ...
Russian:старожил, антиквариат, ...
Ukrainian:старожил, антикваріат, ...
Hindi:पुराना बाशिंदा, पुराना खिलाड़ी, ...
Bengali:দীর্ঘদিনের বাসিন্দা, প্রবীণ, ...
Catalan:antic resident, degà, ...
Czech:starousedlík, veterán, ...
Danish:langtidsbeboer, veteran, ...
Dutch:oude rot, veteraan, ...
Greek:παλιός κάτοικος, βετεράνος, ...
Hungarian:régi lakos, veterán, ...
Khmer:អ្នករស់នៅយូរមកហើយ, អ្នកជំនាញយូរឆ្នាំ, ...
Korean:오래된 주민, 고참, ...
Persian:ساکن قدیمی, کهنه‌کار, ...
Polish:wieloletni mieszkaniec, weteran, ...
Portuguese (BR):morador antigo, veterano, ...
Romanian:bătrân al locului, veteran, ...
Swedish:gammal invånare, veteran, ...
Thai:คนเก่าแก่, รุ่นเก๋า, ...
Turkish:eski toprak, eski kurt, ...
Vietnamese:cư dân lâu năm, người kỳ cựu, ...

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