Having remained on and off the scene since 1999, she's now a seasoned showbiz veteran, but she's being given a run for her money by the new gals in town.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He expects hundreds of nurses, both newly qualified and seasonedveterans, to show up.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
By the time my board of deacons became seasonedveterans, the war was out of control.
Christianity Today (2000)
Definition of 'veteran'
veteran
(vetərən)Explore 'veteran' in the dictionary
countable noun [usually NOUN noun]
You use veteran to refer to someone who has been involved in a particular activity for a long time.
Definition of 'seasoned'
seasoned
(siːzənd)Explore 'seasoned' in the dictionary
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
You can use seasoned to describe a person who has a lot of experience of something. For example, a seasoned traveller is a person who has travelled a lot.