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veteran

[ vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn ]

noun

  1. a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:

    a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions.

  2. a person who has served in a military force, especially one who has fought in a war:

    a Vietnam veteran.



adjective

  1. (of soldiers) having had service or experience in warfare:

    veteran troops.

  2. experienced through long service or practice; having served for a long period:

    a veteran member of Congress.

  3. of, relating to, or characteristic of veterans.

veteran

/ ˈvɛtrən; ˈvɛtərən /

noun

    1. a person or thing that has given long service in some capacity
    2. ( as modifier )

      veteran firemen

    1. a soldier who has seen considerable active service
    2. ( as modifier )

      veteran soldier

  1. a person who has served in the military forces
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDz·İ· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of veteran1

First recorded in 1495–1505; from Latin ٱԳܲ “mature, experienced,” from veter- (stem of vetus ) “old” + -Գܲ -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of veteran1

C16: from Latin ٱԳܲ, from vetus old
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They sent the “All the Real Girls” indie veteran a screener, and he wrote back hours later, in the middle of the night, expressing his love for the movie.

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Anti-war protesters, orphaned children of American soldiers brought to the States as part of America’s withdrawal, and Black, brown and Asian veterans are all represented.

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Boneta sourcing solutions to professional obstacles from industry veterans he admires evinces a willingness to admit that he’s learning as he goes.

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For years, the U.S. also denied responsibility for Agent Orange cleanup, despite the recognition of dioxin-associated illnesses among U.S. veterans and testing that revealed continuing dioxin exposure among potentially tens of thousands of Vietnamese.

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She was pursuing an online psychology degree, and had been dating Charron, an Air Force veteran, for just a few months.

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