old-timer
noun
old-tim·er
ˈōl(d)-ˈtī-mər 
-ˌtī-mər
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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California’s vulnerable House Republicans are a diverse gaggle that includes new blood and old-timers, a Trump antagonist and a Trump lickspittle.
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Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
The old-timer included, well, an old-timer, a fella in overalls with his forearm resting on a barrel.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Hence, the elimination of the 'old-timer' from the signage.
—Anna Commander
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Here are more Denver old-timers preserving the city’s culinary and cultural past while inching toward the future, in alphabetical order.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
The old-timer included, well, an old-timer, a fella in overalls with his forearm resting on a barrel.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Hence, the elimination of the 'old-timer' from the signage.
—Anna Commander
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Here are more Denver old-timers preserving the city’s culinary and cultural past while inching toward the future, in alphabetical order.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for old-timer
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“Old-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timer. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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