old-timer

Example Sentences

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But with all the smiles, the music and a crowd old-timers said was the biggest they’d ever seen, tears were always near the surface.

From Los Angeles Times

His passes were magnificent and his unselfishness legendary, and basketball old-timers recognized a teenager mature beyond his years.

From Los Angeles Times

Chief selector George Bailey has not randomly assembled a bunch of old-timers.

From BBC

In the 1970s, when Bunker moved to Maine, he canvassed old-timers for the names of the apples growing near his Palermo homestead.

From The Wall Street Journal

Siegel relayed a story about an old-timer saying the original owner — a proprietor named Margie — wouldn’t seat him until he donned a coat and tie.

From Los Angeles Times