old-timer

n. Informal

1. 1. An elderly person.
   2. A person with considerable tenure or experience in a given place or activity; a veteran.
2. Something very old or antiquated.

noun

1. An elderly person: ancient, elder, golden ager, senior, senior citizen. Informal oldster. See youth/age/maturity.
2. One who has had long experience in a given activity or capacity: old hand, veteran. Informal vet. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an experienced person; someone who has given long service
  Synonyms: veteran, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager

Meaning #2: an elderly man
  Synonyms: oldtimer, mossback, gaffer, old geezer, antique

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - en gammel person

Nederlands (Dutch)
oude rot, oude rot in het vak, oudje, veteraan

Français (French)
n. - ancien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Oldtimer, Alter, Altgedienter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βετεράνος, παλιά καραβάνα

Italiano (Italian)
veterano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - veterano (m), pessoa antiquada

Русский (Russian)
старикан

Español (Spanish)
n. - veterano, anciano, persona chapada a la antigua

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - en som är gammal i gamet, en gammal uv, gamling

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
老资格的人, 老人, 老前辈

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 老資格的人, 老人, 老前輩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고참자, 노인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 古参の人, 古顔, 老人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متمرس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ותיק, ותיק ובעל-ניסיון‬

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