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old-timer

Main Entry:
old-timer [ohld-tahy-mer]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: elderly person
Synonyms: fossil, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, mossback, old dog, old hand, old soldier, senior, veteran, war-horse
Main Entry: old hand
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: experienced person
Synonyms: expert, longtimer, old guard, old school, old soldier, old stager, old-timer, old-timer, person experienced in something, pro*, vet, veteran, warhorse
Antonyms: amateur, greenhorn, rookie
Main Entry: senior
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: older person
Synonyms: ancient, doyen, doyenne, elder, elderly person, first-born, golden-ager, grandfather, grandmother, head, matriarch, old folk, old-timer, oldster, patriarch, pensioner, retired person, senior citizen
Antonyms: inferior, junior, younger
Main Entry: veteran
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person with much experience; particularly in war
Synonyms: GI, expert, old guard, old hand, old pro, old salt, old soldier, old-timer, pro, shellback, sourdough, trouper, vet, warhorse
Antonyms: rookie
Main Entry: senior citizen
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: someone of advanced years
Synonyms: OAP, elderly person, geriatric, golden-ager, old fogey, old person, old-age pensioner, old-timer, oldster, patriarch, pensioner, retired person, retiree, senior
Main Entry: golden ager
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: senior
Synonyms: ancient, doyen, doyenne, elder, elderly person, first-born, golden-ager, grandfather, grandmother, head, matriarch, old folk, old-timer, oldster, patriarch, pensioner, retired person, senior citizen
Main Entry: oldster
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: senior
Synonyms: ancient, doyen, doyenne, elder, elderly person, first-born, golden ager, golden-ager, grandfather, grandmother, head, matriarch, old folk, old-timer, patriarch, pensioner, retired person, senior citizen
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Veteran.
Category: 2. RELATIVE TIME; Time with reference to succession
Synonyms:
-nouns
veteran, old man, seer, patriarch, graybeard; grandfather, grandsire; grandam; gaffer, gammer; crone; pantaloon; sexagenarian, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian; old stager; dotard., preadamite, Methuselah, Nestor, old Parr; elders; forefathers (paternity).
-phrases
"superfluous lags the veteran on the stage" [Johnson].
Antonyms: infant
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