oldtimer
English
Alternative forms
Noun
oldtimer (plural oldtimers)
- An elderly person.
- A veteran.
- (non-native speakers' English, chiefly Germany) A classic car or vintage car.
- 1970 03, Motor Cycling and Motoring:
- Are you already familiar with: […] The museums for oldtimers, racing cars, bicycles in Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Neckarsulm and Langenburg?
- 2010 February 24, W. Stahel, The Performance Economy, Springer, →ISBN, page 255:
- Oldtimers are rare on Japan's roads and can be admired only in manufacturers' museums.
- 2013 March 9, Leo Montada, Melvin J. Lerner, Responses to Victimizations and Belief in a Just World, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 205:
- 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.
- 2022 July 26, “Opel Classics to Participate in Germany's Biggest Oldtimer Rally”, in LifePR (press release)[1]:
- [see title]
Synonyms
- (elderly person): geriatric, oldster, senior citizen; see also Thesaurus:old person
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English oldtimer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔlˌtɑi̯.mər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: old‧ti‧mer
Noun
oldtimer m (plural oldtimers, diminutive oldtimertje n)
Derived terms
- oldtimerbeurs