old-time

American  

[ohld-tahym] / ˈoʊldˈtaɪm /

adjective

1. belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc..

   old-time sailing ships; an old-time piano player.

2. being long established.

   old-time residents.

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old-time British  

adjective

1. (prenominal) of or relating to a former time; old-fashioned

   old-time dancing

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Etymology

Origin of old-time

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Much of his writing is a lament for the passing of old-time ways.

From The Wall Street Journal

When they got married, Uncle Max chose to be a “real old-time Indian” and relocate to the territory of his wife’s people.

From Literature

WE burn wood to heat the house and we have a woodburning, old-time kitchen stove.

From Literature

Then the adults sing a few more old-time songs that none of the kids know.

From Literature

The journalist James Agee’s merciless portraits of his subjects remind Mr. Frazier of “those old-time operations that were done on a kitchen table without anesthetic.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• old-fashioned