Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old-timer

/ˌoʊldtˈaɪmɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: old--timer
IPA: /ˌoʊldtˈaɪmɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience.

noun

One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Some of the old-timers around here might be able to tell you how it all began."
"It’s plain that older Americans have become a more important and reliable part of the audience that goes to movie theatres. Yet a few years ago, the Academy gave up on honouring old-timers in the show – because they wanted kids to be watching?"

Inflected Forms

old-timers (plural) old timer (alternative) oldtimer (alternative)

Phrases

old-timer's disease old timer's disease old-timey

Frequently Paired Words

old-timer's disease old timer's disease old-timey

Synonyms

oldster oldie senior citizen ager antique badge-cove cheeser coffin dodger crinkly eld elder elderly

Rhymes With

timer primer climber dimer clymer rymer weimer rhymer rimer heimer eimer shimer

Questions

How do you pronounce old-timer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊldtˈaɪmɚ/.
What does old-timer mean?: One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience.

How to pronounce old-timer

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