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old timer

Syllables: old tim·erUK/ˌəʊl(d)ˈtaɪmə/US/ˌoʊl(d)ˈtaɪməɹ/

old timer is the alternative form 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

Forms of old timer

pluralold timers

Origin of old timer

From old + time + -er.

Words formed from old timer

Words that rhyme with old timer

Questions about old timer

What is old timer the alternative form of?
Old timer is the alternative form of old-timer.
How do you pronounce old timer?
Old timer is pronounced /ˌəʊl(d)ˈtaɪmə/ (UK).

Words near old timer in the dictionary

  1. old thing
  2. Old Tibetan
  3. old time
  4. old time used to be
  5. old time used to be's
  6. old timer
  7. old timer's disease
  8. old timers
  9. old timers' disease
  10. old times
  11. old timey

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