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Every time we moved on, I joined a different class in a different school with different girls until, aged 13, my father had taken the decision to pull me out of school altogether. Everything I needed, he reasoned, could be found within the rich language of Shakespeare's plays at which, by then, I was something of an old hand.
Felicity Kendal

Meaning of "old hand" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD HAND

old hand play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD HAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old hand is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD HAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of old hand in the English dictionary

The first definition of old hand in the dictionary is a person who is skilled at something through long experience. Other definition of old hand is an ex-convict. Old hand is also a person who is long established in a place.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD HAND

old flame
old folks´ home
Old French
Old Frisian
old fustic
old gentleman
old girl
Old Glory
old gold
old guard
Old Harry
old hat
Old High German
Old Icelandic
old identity
Old Irish
Old Kingdom
old lady

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD HAND

a free hand
a heavy hand
at first hand
at hand
at second hand
by hand
come to hand
first hand
from hand to hand
hand
hand in hand
hat in hand
helping hand
in hand
on hand
out of hand
second hand
take in hand
the upper hand
to hand
upper hand

Synonyms and antonyms of old hand in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OLD HAND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «old hand» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of old hand

Translation of «old hand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD HAND

Find out the translation of old hand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old hand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old hand» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vieja mano
570 millions of speakers

English

old hand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने हाथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يد القديمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старые руки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mão de idade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরাতন হাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieille main
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangan lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alte Hand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベテラン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오래 된 손
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangan lawas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người thợ lảo luyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुना हात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eski el
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vecchia mano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stary wyga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старі руки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mână vechi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παλαιό χέρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou hand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gamla hand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gammel hånd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old hand

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD HAND»

The term «old hand» is regularly used and occupies the 77.658 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD HAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about old hand

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QUOTES WITH «OLD HAND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word old hand.
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Felicity Kendal
Every time we moved on, I joined a different class in a different school with different girls until, aged 13, my father had taken the decision to pull me out of school altogether. Everything I needed, he reasoned, could be found within the rich language of Shakespeare's plays at which, by then, I was something of an old hand.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD HAND»

Discover the use of old hand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to old hand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thailand Old Hand
Peter Jaggs has the unerring ability of being able to blunder into a good story wherever he travels in Asia.Whether perusing the bars and brothels of Pattaya and Angeles City, meeting up with an archaic spirit doctor in the wilds of the ...
Peter Jaggs
2
Secrets of the Racing Ace - Pigeon Racing Secrets
We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Old Hand, 2011
3
The Pigeon Fancier
We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Old Hand, 2011
4
Seemings and Justification: New Essays on Dogmatism and ...
When Old(not-E) and Old(not-Hand|E) are each > 0, this will be > Old(Hand|E), which is New(Hand). So in those circumstances, New(Hand) < Old(E⊃Hand). Finally, since Bad entails that E and not-Hand, Old(E⊃Hand) ≤ Old(not-Bad).
Chris Tucker, 2013
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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York
Q. And the reason of that is that the new hand receives less money than the old hand? A. No, sir; it is not. Q. So that the new hand who takes the place of the old hand receives the same amount of wages, as a rule? A. If a new hand received ...
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, 1896
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The directory of second-hand booksellers and list of public ...
D. (Review of the Doctrine of Personal Identity) Old Follower, An (Memoir of Admiral Sir H. D. Chads) Henry Ducie Chads Old Hand, An (Art of Book Canvassing) Thomas E. Bryan Old Hereditary Burgess, An Sir James Foulis ( Observations on ...
James Clegg, 1891
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The old parliamentary hand, or, A chapter of autobiography, ...
You will note, as an old hand, my dear W , how cautiously I ' fended ' all this round, ' reserving of course the necessary freedom to treat it.' That is, either by modification in any sense, reversal, or rejection, absolute and entire. Balfour, however ...
‎1887
8
The World Book Dictionary
munity. or organization, [translation of French Vieille Garde (of Napoleon I)] old hand, 1 a very skilled or experienced person, expert : an old hand at selling, an old hand at swimming. 2 (in Australia) an ex-convict. — old'- hand', adj. Old Harry  ...
‎2003
9
The Oriental Sporting Magazine
REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD HAND. “Us, a fine pair of tusks enough,” said the Old Hand, “ eight inches round the curve. I suppose you will say some day it was a. spear." The Old Hand's contemptuous tone made me colour up to the ears, ...
‎1869
10
History, Society and Variation: In Honor of Albert Valdman
The relative strength of the three forces concerned will be determined by fluctuations in the ratio of old-hand/new-hand interactions to new-hand/new- hand interactions. Old-hand/old-hand interactions are largely irrelevant to any process of ...
Albert Valdman, J. Clancy Clements, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD HAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term old hand is used in the context of the following news items.
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Back On The Board, Kristian Ipsen Has High Hopes For Worlds
Boudia is another old hand at international competition. In London he won the gold medal in the 10-meter platform by beating the favorite ... «TeamUSA.org, Jul 15»
2
Santaquin artist finishing a larger than life Native American sculpture
He also wanted to do it with the old hand method so that he was truly still sculpting the piece. Hooley's father, Leroy, said he was amazed at ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
3
Taylor Swift, Instagram, And A Social Media Car Crash: The Top 5 …
Alongside this, GE, an old hand at fearless tech experimentation, throws itself into drones and Periscope. Read more about these and the rest ... «Co.Create, Jul 15»
4
CBI vs Teesta Setalvad: Vendetta or Genuine Case?
With days to go for his scheduled date of execution, an old article written by the late B Raman - an old hand in the RAW - says Yakub Memon ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
5
Re-energized Lamoriello accepts challenge as Maple Leafs GM
Now he has a sage old hand in Lamoriello to show them the NHL ropes and how you put all that information assembled in new ways to work in ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
Cycle Your Way Around The Science Museum
Colin is an old hand in the Science Museum, often found in the galleries performing as Gene Cernan or other scientific characters. He expertly ... «Londonist, Jul 15»
7
Mozart's budding talent: "La finta giardiniera" (The Feigned …
13, 1775. Notwithstanding his tender age, Mozart was an old hand at the profession of music. Munich had been the site of his first high-profile ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
8
Beck Eleven: Did Grandma really keep a tapeworm in a jar?
I will remove the peeler from her 96-year-old hand and tell her off for being so naughty. I will let her watch Coronation Street then send her ... «The Press, Jul 15»
9
Bollywood actors Riteish Deshmuk and Pulkit Samrat might come to …
Riteish is an old hand at such spoofs but Pulkit really surprised us with his portrayal of Saddam Hussein. “But nowhere in the film does it say it's ... «Press Examiner, Jul 15»
10
Hillary Clinton may be in more legal trouble over the private email …
Ron Fournier, an old hand at covering Clinton scandals from their days in Arkansas, added that she has only herself to blame for the suspicion ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»

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