1N-COUNT 老居民;老前辈;老手 If you refer to someone as an old-timer, you mean that he or she has been living in a particular place or doing a particular job for a long time. 老居民;老前辈;老手 [informal]
The old-timers and established families clutched the reins of power.
久居此地的居民和根基稳固的家族牢牢掌控着权力。
2N-COUNT 老人 An old man is sometimes referred to as an old-timer . 老人 [US, informal]