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veteran
[ vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn ]
noun
- 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.
- a person who has served in a military force, especially one who has fought in a war:
a Vietnam veteran.
adjective
- (of soldiers) having had service or experience in warfare:
veteran troops.
- experienced through long service or practice; having served for a long period:
a veteran member of Congress.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of veterans.
veteran
/ ˈvɛtrən; ˈvɛtərən /
noun
- a person or thing that has given long service in some capacity
- ( as modifier )
veteran firemen
- a soldier who has seen considerable active service
- ( as modifier )
veteran soldier
- a person who has served in the military forces
- See veteran car
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·İ· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of veteran1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Boneta sourcing solutions to professional obstacles from industry veterans he admires evinces a willingness to admit that he’s learning as he goes.
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.
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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