古ふる強者つわもの

noun

feudal warrior; samurai

Only when written 古武士 · Only with reading こぶし

Specifically refers to a warrior of the feudal era, often with a connotation of seasoned experience. Restricted to the reading こぶし.

• 彼かれの先せん祖ぞは古こ武ぶ士しだったと伝つたえられている。

  It is said that his ancestor was a feudal warrior.

noun

old soldier; veteran; old hand

Broadly used for an experienced soldier or, by extension, a veteran in any field. The reading ふるつわもの is the most common, but こへい can also be used for the literal 'old soldier' sense.

• 彼かれはこの業ぎょう界かいでは古ふる強者つわものだ。

  He is a veteran in this industry.

• 古ふる強者つわものたちが集あつまって昔むかしの戦たたかいを語かたり合あった。

  The old soldiers gathered and talked about past battles.