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I read a sentence in Word by Word by Kory Stamper which was:

KMD was another editor with 30 years of experience on me, and when I would casually flip through an issue of Time that she had marked after I had, I would marvel at the things she found.

What does "experience on someone" mean here?

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In this case, to have something on someone means to have that something as an advantage over the person:

have (something) on (someone)
2. To have a particular advantage over someone.
You may think you can beat me, but I've got 10 years' experience on you.
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The speaker is saying that KMD has 30 more years of experience than the speaker, which is advantageous.

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