old-timer
noun
old-tim·er
ˈōl(d)-ˈtī-mər 
-ˌtī-mər
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a group of old-timers playing shuffleboard
old-timers in the fishing industry couldn't remember a time when catches were so low
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That’s partly thanks to Harrison Ford and Neil Flynn’s easy old-timer chemistry.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Playa del Fuego in May and Constellation Burn in October are both in Pennsylvania, and attract old-timer burners who are committed to the 10 Principles of Burning Man, including Radical Inclusion.
—Alden Wicker, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
She’s really highly rated and appreciated by the old-timers, and that says a lot.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
The older Democrats in my area are old-timers in overalls who’ve been farming their whole lives.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Playa del Fuego in May and Constellation Burn in October are both in Pennsylvania, and attract old-timer burners who are committed to the 10 Principles of Burning Man, including Radical Inclusion.
—Alden Wicker, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
She’s really highly rated and appreciated by the old-timers, and that says a lot.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
The older Democrats in my area are old-timers in overalls who’ve been farming their whole lives.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Old-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timer. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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