old hand

noun

Definition of old handnext
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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“Old hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20hand. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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