old-timer

Example Sentences

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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 • Sep. 26, 2025

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

He may be an old-timer, at least when it comes to loving the professional football team here, but he’s a modern-day fan who knows how to tweet his frustration to get results.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2022

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

In another sense, the tragedy of the once master pickpocket made him, for those brother old-timer hustlers, a “there but for the grace of God” symbol.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey