old-timer

1. 1.

   an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

   Synonymsveteranoldtimerold handwarhorseold stagerstager

   Broaderexpert
2. 2.

   an elderly man

   Synonymsoldtimergafferold geezerantique

   Broaderold man

Questions about old-timer

What does old-timer mean?

old-timer means "an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in old-timer?

old-timer has 3 syllables: old--ti-mer. The stress falls on "ti". In IPA it is /ˌoʊldˈtaɪmɚ/.

What is another word for old-timer?

Close synonyms include veteran, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is old-timer a common word?

old-timer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with old-timer?

1 word rhymes with old-timer. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.