as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems
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Kevin Costner isn’t the only present-day actor with a fondness for Westerns; ornery old hands such as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and Tommy Lee Jones are always ready to don their ten-gallon hats for the right role.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
Broadhurst, 25, from Stafford, who helped Eastern Connecticut win a Division III World Series in 2022 before transferring back to UConn, is an old hand at postseason play, and in his sixth season of college baseball.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
That’s given to the head of the magazine’s fact department, an old hand named Muriel, played with steely certainty by Jessica Molaskey.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
The message is clear: Kim is not an immature oddball but rather an old hand at negotiations, respected by his peers abroad.
—Jung H. Pak, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
Broadhurst, 25, from Stafford, who helped Eastern Connecticut win a Division III World Series in 2022 before transferring back to UConn, is an old hand at postseason play, and in his sixth season of college baseball.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2024
That’s given to the head of the magazine’s fact department, an old hand named Muriel, played with steely certainty by Jessica Molaskey.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
The message is clear: Kim is not an immature oddball but rather an old hand at negotiations, respected by his peers abroad.
—Jung H. Pak, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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