old-timer
noun
old-tim·er
ˈōl(d)-ˈtī-mər 
-ˌtī-mər
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Examples of old-timer in a Sentence
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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His innie shares a vast, mostly empty office with three colleagues: the paternal old-timer Irving (John Turturro), the faux curmudgeon Dylan (Zach Cherry), and the alarmed newbie Helly (Britt Lower).
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Audrey sees anybody new in the silo — plus some old-timers like Eater — as a drain on the dwindling food supplies.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
There were a lot of these old-timers at nostalgia-drag events—mobility impaired, sun-weathered to the point of absolute ravage, sometimes towing an oxygen tank.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
It’s also sparked tension between old-timers clinging to their neighborhood’s middle-class roots and other city residents who embrace the coast as an urban oasis.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Audrey sees anybody new in the silo — plus some old-timers like Eater — as a drain on the dwindling food supplies.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
There were a lot of these old-timers at nostalgia-drag events—mobility impaired, sun-weathered to the point of absolute ravage, sometimes towing an oxygen tank.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
It’s also sparked tension between old-timers clinging to their neighborhood’s middle-class roots and other city residents who embrace the coast as an urban oasis.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Old-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timer. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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