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old-timers

old-timers is the plural of old-timer.

Meaning of old-timer

Noun

old-timer (plural old-timers)

  1. An elder.
    • A: Hey, how's it going, old-timer? B: Ha ha, nice try — you're even older than I am! A: It takes one to know one, after all.
  2. A veteran.
    • Some of the old-timers around here might be able to tell you how it all began.
    Synonyms:
    old hand, warhorse

Questions about old-timers

What is old-timers the plural of?
Old-timers is the plural of old-timer.

Words near old-timers in the dictionary

  1. old-time country
  2. old-time music
  3. old-timely
  4. old-timer
  5. old-timer's disease
  6. old-timers
  7. old-timers' disease
  8. old-timey
  9. old-timeyness
  10. old-timier
  11. old-timiest

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