longtime

About 1.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having endured for a long period of time.

   My longtime friend, since birth actually, called and gently broke the bad news to me.

2. adverb Having been for a long time

   longtime married

Similar words

old long-standing long-term long-running long-established protracted long-time longstanding prolonged ancient

Often followed by

friend friends residents resident member companion associate favorite editor supporter