oldtimer

See also: old timer, old-timer, and Oldtimer

English

Alternative forms

• old-timer, old timer

Noun

oldtimer (plural oldtimers)

1. An elderly person.
2. A veteran.
3. (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], archived from the original on 26 April 2025:

     [see title]

Synonyms

• (elderly person): geriatric, oldster, senior citizen; see also Thesaurus:old person

Anagrams

• timelord

Dutch

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from oldtimer, which is not used in this sense in standard English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔlˌtɑi̯.mər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: old‧ti‧mer

Noun

oldtimer m (plural oldtimers, diminutive oldtimertje n)

1. a vintage car or other vehicle

   Hypernym: auto

Derived terms

• oldtimerbeurs

Further reading

• “oldtimer” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]