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OLDTIMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oldtimer mean?
• OLDTIMER (noun)
The noun OLDTIMER has 2 senses:
1. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
2. an elderly man
Familiarity information: OLDTIMER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
old-timer; old hand; old stager; oldtimer; stager; veteran; warhorse
Hypernyms ("oldtimer" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An elderly man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
antique; gaffer; old-timer; old geezer; oldtimer
Hypernyms ("oldtimer" is a kind of...):
graybeard; greybeard; Methuselah; old man (a man who is very old)
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