- veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager - an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
--1 is a kind of expert
- old-timer, oldtimer, gaffer, old geezer, antique - an elderly man
--2 is a kind of old man, greybeard, graybeard, Methuselah