old hand

noun

a person who is experienced in or familiar with a subject, area, procedure, etc.: The guide you just hired is an old hand at leading safaris.

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Origin:
1775–85

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old hand

—n
1.	a person who is skilled at something through long experience
2.	informal (Austral) (in the 19th century) an ex-convict
3.	informal (Austral) a person who is long established in a place

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old hand (at (sth)) definition

n.
someone experienced at doing something. : I'm an old hand at fixing cars.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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