Synonyms for old-timer
Most common
elder antique antediluvian oldtimer veteran old stager blue hair
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Geezer — one who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience. An elder
geezer US, antique, oldie informal, elder, senior US, antediluvian, senior citizen, gaffer, oldtimer, oldster, geriatric slang
2. Veteran — one who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience. A veteran
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience. 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.
- n. 2
One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience. A veteran.
Some of the old-timers around here might be able to tell you how it all began.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- person
- Other spellings
- old timer
Forms
- Plural
- old-timers → geezers, antiques, oldies, elders…
Example sentences
- elder You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother.
- antique Can you tell me where the nearest antique shop is?
- antediluvian The vampire was born in the antediluvian period.
- veteran She's a veteran: she's been doing this for decades.
By length
- 5 letters
- elder2, oldie2
- 6 letters
- senior2, geezer, gaffer, stager2
- 7 letters
- veteran3, antique2, oldster2
- 8 letters
- oldtimer
- 9 letters
- geriatric4, greybeard
- 12 letters
- antediluvian
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elder2 = 2 syllables).