old hand

English

Noun

old hand (plural old hands)

(idiomatic) A person who is experienced at a certain activity.
My tax advisor is an old hand at dealing with auditors.

Synonyms

veteran

Translations

experienced person at certain activity

Czech: mazák (cs) m, starý kozák m
Finnish: vanha tekijä, kokenut (fi), konkari (fi)
German: alter Hase (de) m
Italian: veterano (it) m, esperto (it) m
Latin: veterātor m

Romanian: veteran (ro) m
Serbo-Croatian: stari zec m, stari lisac m
Spanish: perro viejo (es)
Swedish: gammal räv c

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