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oldtimer en · NOUN

Meanings

1. An elderly person.
2. A veteran.
3. (Germany, qualifier:non-native speakers' English) A classic car or vintage car.
   • Are you already familiar with: […] The museums for oldtimers, racing cars, bicycles in Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Neckarsulm and Langenburg? 1970 03, Motor Cycling and Motoring:
   • [see title] 2022 July 26, “Opel Classics to Participate in Germany's Biggest Oldtimer Rally”, in LifePR (press release):
   • Oldtimers are rare on Japan's roads and can be admired only in manufacturers' museums. 2010 February 24, W. Stahel, The Performance Economy, Springer, →ISBN, page 255:
   • Someone had ran ^([sic]) into his special car, an oldtimer. The insurance would pay him much less than he had payed ^([sic]) for the car. 2013 March 9, Leo Montada, Melvin J. Lerner, Responses to Victimizations and Belief in a Just World, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 205:

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Synonyms

geriatric (elderly person) · senior citizen · oldster