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as in elder
a person of advanced years
a group of old-timers playing shuffleboard
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as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
old-timers in the fishing industry couldn't remember a time when catches were so low
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Recent Examples of old-timer
Which is maybe closer to what some of the neighborhood’s old-timers loved about it to begin with.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s partly thanks to Harrison Ford and Neil Flynn’s easy old-timer chemistry.
—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
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Dec. 2024
That’s partly thanks to Harrison Ford and Neil Flynn’s easy old-timer chemistry.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for old-timer
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The species was named after working with elders of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, whose ancestral lands include the site where the fossils were uncovered, researchers said.Natalie Demaree, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Judging by the number of hip-hop elders who’ve dropped a project this year—Eminem, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, to name a few—Xzibit won’t be getting off stage anytime soon either.Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 6 Jan. 2025
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President Joe Biden on Friday is set to award the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration, to seven U.S. Army veterans for heroism during the Korean War and Vietnam War.Luis Martinez, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Death Toll Rises to 15 in New Orleans 'Terrorism' Attack According to multiple U.S. defense officials, Jabbar was a U.S. Army veteran who served on active duty from the mid-2000s to 2015, reported NBC News and CNN.Danielle Jennings, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
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The Duke is the true tale of an eccentric oldster who, in 1961, stole a Francisco Goya painting of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.Dallas News, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2022
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Almost half of all U.S. adults have elevated blood pressure (systolic pressure between 120 and 19 and diastolic pressure less than 80).Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Take a look at some of the best adult Legos at Amazon that make great decor starting at $30.Clint Davis, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Heimann avoided cardigans with fusty suede elbow patches or hefty yarn that can invoke infirm geriatrics.Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Something similar happened at the other end of the age spectrum—a geriatric rumble.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Halfway down the Aegean coast, Smyrna, as Asia Minor ancients called it, was where East met West as an economic and cultural synapse at the end of the Silk Road.Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
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Yet not only is there no Vena amoris (as it was dubbed), but there’s also little evidence to support the idea of ancients routinely wearing engagement rings.Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
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“Old-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old-timer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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