1
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
Another shuts a door on an old-timer in the middle of his menacing monologue about an apocalyptic storm.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
But the art of physical scorekeeping isn’t just for old-timers.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
The housing tide is shifting, and for now, the edge has gone to the stodgy old-timers.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Apollo's old-timers are heartened that the 43-year-old Isaacman is accelerating the pace of Artemis launches to more closely match Apollo's speed and safety record.
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Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
But the art of physical scorekeeping isn’t just for old-timers.
—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
The housing tide is shifting, and for now, the edge has gone to the stodgy old-timers.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Apollo's old-timers are heartened that the 43-year-old Isaacman is accelerating the pace of Artemis launches to more closely match Apollo's speed and safety record.
—
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old-timer
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Morris, his wife, Debbie, the church, along with a group of current and former church elders and a former employee, still face a $1 million defamation suit filed by Cindy Clemishire and her father.
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Meanwhile, the Gen Zers now aging into homebuying represent a smaller cohort than their elders.
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And a quieter sky genuinely matters to veterans with PTSD, to parents of sensory-sensitive kids, and to every dog that spends the Fourth wedged under a bed.
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Condrey is a writer, veteran and formerly homeless resident of San Diego.
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Enough with the oldsters, what about those kids?
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With each passing day, its oldster cast — including Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, and Geena Davis — is closer to the grave.
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Depending on their height, many kids may choose to go solo, but rides are designed so older siblings and adults can join them, if desired.
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It’s commonly used to correct issues with breathing, swallowing, talking and chewing in both adults and children.
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Raya Elfadel Kheirbek is a professor of medicine and chief of the division of palliative medicine and geriatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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What was shocking was that searches for novels about geriatrics period almost exclusively turned up women not very much older.
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The exhibit features several dozen dinosaur animatronics that fully loom and roar, and a virtual aquarium stocked with swimming ancients.
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Sitting alone among these ancients can be a profound experience.
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“Old-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-timer. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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