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old schooler

UK/ˌəʊl(d)ˌskuːlə/US/ˈoʊl(d)ˌskulər/

old schooler noun: one who is old school; a person who holds traditional, conservative viewpoints, principles or ideologies.

Noun

old schooler (plural old schoolers)

  1. One who is old school; a person who holds traditional, conservative viewpoints, principles or ideologies.
    • A few facts may serve as confirmation of these last ideas. I saw an old schooler in Columbus recently, step to the bedside of his patient, then unable to rise, and give her a drink of acetate of lead dissolved in water, to cool her; the result was, soon great exertion was required to keep her warm...1843 April 1, A. Curtis, “Editorial Department”, in The Botanico-medical Recorder, volume XI, Shepard & Co., page 156
    • In the domain of healing I am for every school and cult and group in so far as it may be able to benefit humanity—old schoolers, osteopathists, chiropractors, nature curers, electroners, faith healers and Coueltes.1923 May 6, Will Chamberlain, “Wayside Notes”, in Sioux City Journal, page 11
    Antonyms:
    new schooler

Antonyms of old schooler

Forms of old schooler

pluralold schoolers
alternative formold-schooler
alternative formold skooler
alternative formold-skooler

Origin of old schooler

From old school (“a style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that was employed in a former era”) + -er (“a person who is associated with, or supports, a particular theory, doctrine or political movement”).

Questions about old schooler

What does old schooler mean?
Old schooler means one who is old school; a person who holds traditional, conservative viewpoints, principles or ideologies.
What part of speech is old schooler?
Old schooler is a noun.
How do you pronounce old schooler?
Old schooler is pronounced /ˌəʊl(d)ˌskuːlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of old schooler?
The plural of old schooler is old schoolers.

Words near old schooler in the dictionary

  1. old saws
  2. Old Saxon
  3. Old Saybrook
  4. Old Scandinavian
  5. old school
  6. old schooler
  7. old schoolers
  8. Old Scotland Yard
  9. Old Scratch
  10. Old Serbo-Croatian
  11. Old Serpent

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