There are many words that are practically not used in today's life. You can only meet them on the pages of old books. But to understand the meaning of the works, of course, it is necessary to know the meanings of the words.
Who are the old-timers? You will learn about this by reading the article.
Correct spelling
The word "old-timer" is often confused with "guard", which is fundamentally wrong. And here are the differences:
- "Watchman" is a past tense verb, masculine. Example: "He guarded this warehouse for a long time." The test word is "watchman".
- "Old-timer" is a masculine nominative noun. Example: "Lyuba is a real old-timer: she has never left these places in her life." The test word is "old".
Also, when writing and pronouncing the word "old-timer", the question arises of the correctness of the ending. Which is correct: "old-timer" or "old-timer"?
In principle, it is permissible to use both options, but "old-timer" is used more often. Probably the end"a" appeared due to the vernacular of peasants using this word in their everyday speech. Accordingly, the variant "old-timer" can be considered a rougher form of the word "old-timer". This does not change the meaning of the term, but try to say both words and you will understand the difference.
However, you should not worry too much: now this term is practically not used in everyday communication.
Who are called "old-timers"? The meaning of this word
So who are the old-timers and what do they do? Old-timers are people who have not left a certain area or position for a long time. Most often, the term refers specifically to geography.
If a person lives from birth, for example, in the village of Gavrishino, then he can be called its old-timer.
Declination of the term by cases
It is impossible to know the meaning of a term and not be able to decline it. You can check yourself when writing this word thanks to the table:
| Case | Question | Unit h. | Multiple h. |
| Nominative | Who? What? | Old Timer | Old Timers |
| Genitive | Whom? What? | Old Timer | Starozhilov |
| Dative | Who? What? | Old-timer | To old-timers |
| Accusative | Whom? What? | Old Timer | Starozhilov |
| Creative | Who? What? | Old Timer | Old Timers |
| Prepositional | About whom? About what? | About the old-timer | About old-timers |
Now you know who the old-timers are, and you can use this word in your speech correctly.
