new man—
1. a person who is new to a position of employment:
- As important a decision as this ought to be postponed until there is a new man in the White House.
2. a man whose character has noticeably changed:
- He is a new man now that he is retired, but gets a bit annoying being around the house the whole time.
3. smb. who begins to feel much better physically or mentally:
- His brother, who had had a bypass earlier, described feeling like a new man after the surgery.
4. (UK) a man who believes in complete equality of the sexes and shares domestic work equally:
- Chris does at least half of the cooking and the housework. He’s very much a New Man.
old-timer—
1. smb. who has been involved in an activity for a long time:
- Hensle, to date the only Alpaca breeder here, started in 1991, which makes her very nearly an old-timer in the Alpaca business.
2. a person whose experience goes back to old times:
- Perhaps you’ll be able to locate an old-timer who will remember the 70s, 80s and what might have happened along the way.
See also: not born yesterday / yesterday’s man.