old-timer
Example Sentences
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“When we first started,” Hamalainen said, “it was common for an old-timer to take a new hire aside and say, ‘Well, kid, you’ll have a job for life.’
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2024
The University of Iowa’s Stanley Perlman, another coronavirus old-timer, says it’s important to keep looking for new human ones.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 11, 2024
Luis Angel Firpo in the old-timer category and Theresa Kibby in the women’s trailblazer category were the other fighters in the class.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023
Every old-timer who frequents the Junction has a story about Husky Deli, a West Seattle institution for nearly a century.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022
He’s an old-timer who doubts we’ll find anything and acts like he’s seen it all before.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
