veteran
see also: Veteran
Pronunciation Noun
Veteran
Proper noun
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see also: Veteran
Pronunciation Noun
veteran (plural veterans)
- A person with long experience of a particular activity.
- (figurative) A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.
- A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service; also called a war veteran to distinguish from veterans that weren't in armed conflict.
- French: vétéran
- German: Veteran
- Italian: veterano
- Portuguese: veterano
- Russian: ветера́н
- Spanish: veterano
- French: vétéran; war veteran: ancien combattant
- German: Veteran, Kriegsveteran
- Italian: veterano, reduce
- Portuguese: veterano
- Russian: ветера́н
- Spanish: veterano
veteran (not comparable)
- Having had long experience, practice, or service.
- 18, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 4, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (
please specify ), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323 ↗:
- Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.
Veteran
Proper noun
- A village in Alberta, Canada.
- A town in New York.
- A census-designated place in Wyoming.
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