veteran

vet·er·an

V0079100 (vĕt′ər-ən, vĕt′rən)n.1. a. A person who has served in the armed forces.b. An old soldier who has seen long service.2. A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or capacity: a veteran of political campaigns.

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[Latin veterānus, from vetus, veter-, old; see wet- in Indo-European roots.]

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vet′er·an adj.

veteran

(ˈvɛtərən; ˈvɛtrən) n1. a. a person or thing that has given long service in some capacityb. (as modifier): veteran firemen. 2. (Military) a. a soldier who has seen considerable active serviceb. (as modifier): veteran soldier. 3. (Military) US and Canadian a person who has served in the military forces4. (Automotive Engineering) See veteran car[C16: from Latin veterānus, from vetus old]

vet•er•an

(ˈvɛt ər ən, ˈvɛ trən)

n. 1. a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force. 2. a person who has served in a military force, esp. during a war. adj. 3. (of a soldier) having served in a military force, esp. during a war. 4. experienced through long service: a veteran member of Congress. 5. of or pertaining to veterans. [1495–1505; < Latin veterānus mature, experienced =veter-, s. of vetus old + -ānus -an¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	veteran - a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits"veteran soldiermilitary man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
	2.	veteran - a person who has served in the armed forcesex-serviceman, vetAmerican Legion - the largest organization of United States war veteransVeterans of Foreign Wars, VFW - an organization of United States war veteransLegionnaire - a member of the American Legionmilitary man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
	3.	veteran - an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long serviceold hand, old stager, oldtimer, old-timer, stager, warhorseexpert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
Adj.	1.	veteran - rendered competent through trial and experience; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"seasonedexperienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

veteran

noun1. old hand, master, pro (informal), old-timer, past master, trouper, warhorse (informal), old stager Graf was already a tennis veteran at the age of 21.
old hand novice, beginner, apprentice, recruit, initiate, freshman, neophyte, tyroadjective1. long-serving, seasoned, experienced, old, established, expert, qualified, mature, practised, hardened, adept, proficient, well trained, battle-scarred, worldly-wise Tony Benn, the veteran Labour MP and former Cabinet Minister

veteran

nounOne who has had long experience in a given activity or capacity:old hand.Informal: old-timer, vet.adjectiveSkilled or knowledgeable through long practice:experienced, old, practiced, seasoned, versed.Idiom: knowing the ropes.

Translations

老兵老兵的老手老手的

veteran

(ˈvetərən) noun, adjective1. a person who is (old and) experienced as a soldier etc or in some other occupation. a veteran footballer/entertainer. 老手 老手2. (American) a person who has been in the army etc. war veterans. 老兵 老兵

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