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- [ohld hand]
- /oʊld hænd/
- /əʊld hænd/
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- [ohld hand]
- /oʊld hænd/
Definitions of old hand words
- noun old hand a person who is experienced in or familiar with a subject, area, procedure, etc.: The guide you just hired is an old hand at leading safaris. 1
- noun old hand experienced person 1
- countable noun old hand If someone is an old hand at something, they are very skilled at it because they have been doing it for a long time. 0
- noun old hand a person who is skilled at something through long experience 0
- noun old hand (in the 19th century) an ex-convict 0
- noun old hand a person who is long established in a place 0
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Origin of old hand
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85
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Parts of speech for Old hand
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
old hand popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
old hand usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for old hand
noun old hand
- artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
- doyen — the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- doyenne — a woman who is the senior member, as in age or rank, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- geezer — an odd or eccentric man: the old geezer who sells shoelaces on the corner.
- golden-ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.
adj old hand
- battle-scarred — adversely affected from the experience of battle, or some other traumatic experience
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- fireball — Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- in the know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
adjective old hand
- experienced — Having knowledge or skill in a particular field, especially a profession or job, gained over a period of time.
Antonyms for old hand
noun old hand
- beginner — A beginner is someone who has just started learning to do something and cannot do it very well yet.
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- greenie — Slang. an amphetamine pill, especially one that is green in color.
- newcomer — a person or thing that has recently arrived; new arrival: She is a newcomer to our city. The firm is a newcomer in the field of advertising.
- novice — a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.
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