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as in elder
a person of advanced years
a group of old-timers playing shuffleboard
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as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
old-timers in the fishing industry couldn't remember a time when catches were so low
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Recent Examples of old-timer
Security old-timers know to keep a copy of the free cleanup-only antivirus from Malwarebytes in their toolkits.
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PC Magazine, 30 July 2025
When properties are flooded, old-timers and newcomers alike tend to fix things back up.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Does the town still have a past outside the fading memories of its old-timers?
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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PC Magazine, 30 July 2025
When properties are flooded, old-timers and newcomers alike tend to fix things back up.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Does the town still have a past outside the fading memories of its old-timers?
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old-timer
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Since her freshman year, Elizabeth has been visiting a local hospice—playing piano for elders, going on walks with them, and learning about their lives.—
Joshua Bennett,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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These companies have even been caught intentionally selling scammers data belonging to elders (who, unsurprisingly, later fell victim to elder fraud).—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Something that could easily fall through the cracks is a new version of H.G. Wells' classic tale of sci-fi terror, War of the Worlds, premiering on Amazon Prime, starring Ice Cube, and directed by music video veteran Rich Lee, making his feature film debut.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The veteran rock star and his interior designer wife, Emilie Keuning, subsequently gave the place a full makeover, and, after hitting the market in June with a nearly $14 million ask, the house quickly sold to Pitt at a substantial discount.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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Who among us oldsters doesn’t enjoy a good VFX-costume parlay?—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 May 2023
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Just before the report of the sick sawfish, Wiley’s team tagged and released a healthy adult offshore of Tampa Bay, concluding a five-year mission to catch the first-ever adult in local waters.—
Jack Prator,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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And among older adults, the need is especially growing.—
Felice J. Freyer,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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Rush specialities ranking among the top 10 in the country include geriatrics and neurology and neurosurgery.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Doctors at the Center for Geriatric Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic have found social prescribing especially valuable for seniors, says Dr. Ardeshir Hashmi, chief of geriatrics.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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Sitting alone among these ancients can be a profound experience.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Whereas modern extermination tends to involve poisons or traps that a professional later clears, ancients had to take on pests one by one.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Old-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-timer. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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