"old-timer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-old-timer.ogg [US] Forms: old-timers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} old-timer (plural old-timers)
  1. One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience; a veteran. Categories (topical): Age, People Synonyms: oldster, senior citizen, old person, old timer, oldtimer Synonyms (old person): geriatric Translations (one who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience): 老前輩 (Chinese Mandarin), 老前辈 (lǎoqiánbèi) (Chinese Mandarin), veteraani (Finnish), vétéran [masculine] (French), alter Hase [masculine] (German), pūtoetoe (Maori), قدیمی (qadimi) (Persian), weteran [masculine] (Polish), veterano [masculine] (Portuguese), veteran [masculine] (Romanian), vechi locuitor băștinaș [masculine] (Romanian), старожи́л (starožíl) [masculine] (Russian), ветера́н (veterán) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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