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old hand

old hand noun: a person who is experienced at a certain activity.

Noun

old hand (plural old hands)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who is experienced at a certain activity.
    • Near-synonyms: insider, initiate; habitué
    • My tax advisor is an old hand at dealing with auditors.

old hand meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

old hand in Tamil

பட்டறிவுள்ள பணியாளர்

old hand in Urdu

کائیاں, تجربہ کار

old hand in Malayalam

തഴക്കം വന്നയാൾ, അനുഭവ ജ്ഞാനമുള്ളയാൾ

Synonyms of old hand

All synonyms of old hand

Forms of old hand

pluralold hands

Questions about old hand

What does old hand mean?
Old hand means a person who is experienced at a certain activity.
What is old hand in Tamil?
Old hand in Tamil is பட்டறிவுள்ள பணியாளர். See Old hand meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is old hand?
Old hand is a noun.
What is the plural of old hand?
The plural of old hand is old hands.

Words near old hand in the dictionary

  1. Old Guildford
  2. Old Gutnish
  3. old habits die hard
  4. old hag syndrome
  5. Old Hairy
  6. old hand
  7. old hands
  8. Old Harbour
  9. Old Harry
  10. old hat
  11. old hats

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Adapted from Wiktionary: old hand (page history and authors); old hand (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); old hand (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); old hand (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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