What does old-timer mean?

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old-timer

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stagernoun

    an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

  2. old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antiquenoun

    an elderly man

Wiktionary

  1. old-timernoun

    One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience; a veteran.

ChatGPT

  1. old-timer

    An old-timer is a person who has been in a particular place, profession or activity for a long time, and therefore has a lot of experience and knowledge about it. This term can also refer to something that is old-fashioned or outdated. It can also be used colloquially to refer to an elderly person.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of old-timer in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of old-timer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of old-timer in a Sentence

  1. Charlie Rose:

    CBS is catching up to the ‘Today Show’ because CBS made the daring gamble to be a little different, selecting an old-timer like Charlie Rose and doing long-format interviews aren’t what typically works in morning TV. But CBS has shown that not only is it OK to be different, it pays to be different if you want to distinguish yourself in a marketplace where most network news shows all look and sound alike.

  2. Tom Waits:

    As a kid, I did want to be an old-timer, since they were the ones with the big stories and the cool clothes. I wanted to go there. Now, I guess I want to bring that with me and go back in time.


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