an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
an elderly man
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He is one of the old timers here in the office. 他在这个办公室里是老前辈之一。
That's why the Old Man, the Maestro Segovia, does not accept anything hanging in the stage where he plays concerts, unless sometime he will play the concert and record it. 那也是这位老前辈，赛歌维亚大师，不喜欢演奏会的时候，舞台前面挂着一些东西，除非是现场演奏的录音。
The old man was on the verge of eighty. 那老人已年近八十。
The old man managed to puff out a few words. 那老人好容易喘着气说出几句话。
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