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单词 old hand
释义

old hand

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noun

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.

Origin of old hand

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby old hand

old gold, old growth, Old Guard, Old Guardism, Oldham, old hand, Old Harry, old hat, Old High German, Old Icelandic, old identity
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Example sentences from the Web for old hand

  • Like a Washington old-hand, Brown knows that all the attention is good for the coffers.

    Scott Brown's Wall Street Shuffle|Samuel P. Jacobs|June 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
  • He had been sent up to have a look at the battle line, with an old-hand observer and instructions not to cross the trenches.

    Cavalry of the Clouds|Alan Bott

British Dictionary definitions for old hand

old hand

noun

a person who is skilled at something through long experience
Australian informal (in the 19th century) an ex-convict
Australian informal a person who is long established in a place
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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