old hand

noun

Examples of old hand in a Sentence

He's an old hand at working on cars. with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems
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Another old hand, Rashid, took all three South African wickets to avoid total humiliation. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Two newcomers and an old hand will fill three open seats on the seven-member board that oversees the multibillion-dollar Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education reform plan, as the program enters its fourth year of implementation. William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025 New volunteers join old hands Like Barrett, Jesse Cupp is new to public protest. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 At a tournament without Cristiano Ronaldo or Lamine Yamal, and with Kylian Mbappé’s availability for Real Madrid in question, the old hand of Messi was needed for a competition in dire need of a spark. Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for old hand

Word History

First Known Use

1764, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of old hand was in 1764

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“Old hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20hand. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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