veteran

vet·er·an  (vtr-n, vtrn)

n.

1. A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or capacity: a veteran of political campaigns.

2. A person who has served in the armed forces: "Privilege, a token income . . . were allowed for veterans of both world wars" (Mavis Gallant).

3. An old soldier who has seen long service.

adj.

1. Having had long experience or practice: a veteran actor.

2. Of or relating to former members of the armed forces: veteran benefits.

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[Latin veternus, from vetus, veter-, old; see wet-² in Indo-European roots.]

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veteran [ˈvɛtərən ˈvɛtrən]

n

1.

a.  a person or thing that has given long service in some capacity

b.  (as modifier) veteran firemen

2. (Military)

a.  a soldier who has seen considerable active service

b.  (as modifier) veteran soldier

3. (Military) US and Canadian a person who has served in the military forces

4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) See veteran car

[from Latin veterānus, from vetus old]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	veteran - a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits" veteran soldier military 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 forces ex-serviceman, vet American Legion - the largest organization of United States war veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW - an organization of United States war veterans Legionnaire - a member of the American Legion military 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 service old hand, old stager, old-timer, oldtimer, stager, warhorse expert - 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" seasoned experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

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veteran

noun

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, tyro

adjective

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

Translations

veteran [ˈvetərən]

A. ADJ (gen) → veterano; (= battleworn) → aguerrido

B. N (= war veteran) → veterano/a m/f; (= ex-serviceman) → excombatiente mf; (= experienced person) → veterano/a m/f
she is a veteran of the anti-nuclear movement → es una veterana del movimiento antinuclear
a veteran UN diplomat → un veterano diplomático de la ONU

C. CPD veteran car N (Brit) coche fabricado antes de 1919, especialmente antes de 1905

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veteran [ˈvɛtərən]

n

(gen) → vétéran(te) m/f

(also war veteran) → vétéran m

modif [player, actor, reporter, broadcaster, MP] → vétéran(te)
to be a veteran campaigner → mener campagne depuis longtemps
She's a veteran campaigner for nuclear disarmament → C'est une vétérante de la campagne pour le désarmement nucléaire., Elle mène campagne pour le désarmement nucléaire depuis longtemps.
veteran car n → voiture f d'époque
Veterans Day n (US) → 11 Novembre m

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veteran

n (Mil, fig) → Veteran(in) m(f); a veteran teacher/golfer → ein (alt)erfahrener Lehrer/Golfspieler; a veteran actor → ein Veteran m → der Schauspielkunst, ein altgedienter Schauspieler; she’s a veteran campaigner for women’s rights → sie ist eine Veteranin der Frauenbewegung

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veteran [ˈvɛt/ər/ən]

1. adj veteran soldier → veterano
a veteran teacher → un/a veterano/a dell'insegnamento
she's a veteran campaigner for ... → lotta da sempre per...

2. n (also war veteran) → reduce m

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veteran

n / adj veteran [ˈvetərən]

1 a person who is (old and) experienced as a soldier etc or in some other occupation a veteran footballer/entertainer. veteraan مُحَنَّك ، قَديم العَهْد في مِهْنَتِه ветеран veterán veteran; veteran- der Veteran, altgedient βετεράνος veterano veteran آدم با تجربه veteraani vétéran וָתִיק מִלחָמָה अनुभवी veteran veterán veteran gamalreyndur starfsmaður/hermaður veterano ベテラン(の) 고참 veteranas veterāns veteran veteraan; ervaren veteran; tidligere, gammel, erfaren weteran veterano veteran, experimentat ветеран veterán veteran veteran veteran ผู้มีประสบการณ์ üstat 老手 ветеран; бувалий солдат پختہ کار người kỳ cựu 老手

2 (American) a person who has been in the army etc war veterans. veteraan مُحارِب قَديم бивш военнослужещ vysloužilec krigsveteran der Veteran παλαίμαχος, παλαιός πολεμιστής veterano (sõja)veteran سرباز پیشین rintamamies ancien combattant חַייָל מְשוּחרַר पुराना सिपाही ratni veteran veterán bekas tentara fyrrverandi hermaður veterano 退役軍人 재향(퇴역) 군인 veteranas veterāns bekas perajurit oudstrijder tidligere soldat, veteran(-) były wojskowy veterano veteran ветеран vyslúžilec veteran veteran veteran ทหารผ่านศึก muharip gazi 老兵 фронтовик, учасник війни پرانا فوجي cựu chiến binh 老兵

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veteran → محارب قديم, محنك zkušený, zkušený člověk veteran, veteran- altgedient, Veteran βετεράνος, παλαίμαχος veterano veteraani, veteraani- chevronné, vétéran bivši borac, prokušan veterano 老練な, 老練な人 고참, 노련한 veteraan, volleerd veteran, veteran- weteran, wytrawny veterano ветеран, опытный erfaren, veteran ซึ่งมีประสบการณ์, ผู้ที่ได้ทำงานในอาชีพใดอาชีพหนึ่งมานาน emektar cựu chiến binh, kỳ cựu 老兵, 老兵的