old-timer
noun
old-tim·er
ˈōl(d)-ˈtī-mər 
-ˌtī-mər
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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More deals may or may not emerge – old-timer Mediacom is still operating independently - but none may ever again represent a real realignment in the cable world.
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
That puts him in league with ornery old-timers being refused entry into supermarkets, where customers queue outside, standing six feet apart.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
For decades, old-timers like me figured there was just no way anyone could get to 894.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
From Matt Damon’s anxious pickpocket to Carl Reiner’s old-timer master of disguise, each member of the gang is unforgettable in their own way, and the precision with which Soderbergh arranges them during the big heist is hugely satisfying every time.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
That puts him in league with ornery old-timers being refused entry into supermarkets, where customers queue outside, standing six feet apart.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
For decades, old-timers like me figured there was just no way anyone could get to 894.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
From Matt Damon’s anxious pickpocket to Carl Reiner’s old-timer master of disguise, each member of the gang is unforgettable in their own way, and the precision with which Soderbergh arranges them during the big heist is hugely satisfying every time.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for old-timer
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“Old-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-timer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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