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vet·er·an

(vĕt′ər-ən, vĕt′rən)

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.

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

vet′er·an adj.

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veteran

(ˈvɛtərən; ˈvɛtrən)

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. (Automotive Engineering) See veteran car

[C16: from Latin veterānus, from vetus old]

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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]

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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, oldtimer, old-timer, 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

veteran

noun

1. 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

1. 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

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veteran

noun

One who has had long experience in a given activity or capacity:

old hand.

Informal: old-timer, vet.

adjective

Skilled or knowledgeable through long practice:

experienced, old, practiced, seasoned, versed.

Idiom: knowing the ropes.

Translations

مُحَارِبٌ قَدِيـممُحارِب قَديممُحَنَّكمُحَنَّك ، قَديم العَهْد في مِهْنَتِه

veteránvysloužileczkušený

veteranveteran-erfarenkrigsveteran

Veteran altgedient

βετεράνος παλαίμαχος

veterano

veteraaniveteraani-

vétéran ancien combattant chevronné

prokušanveteran

veterán

fyrrverandi hermaîurgamalreyndur starfsmaîur/hermaîur

veterano reduce esperto

老練な老練な人

고참노련한

veteranas

veterāns

ervaren veteraan

veteran veteran-tidligere soldat

weteran wytrawny

veterano

ветеран опытный

veteránvyslúžilec

veteranvojni veteran

veteranerfaren

ซึ่งมีประสบการณ์ทหารผ่านศึก

emektar gazimuharip gaziüstat

cựu chiến binhkỳ cựu

老兵老兵的老手老手的

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]

(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'époqueVeterans 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

veteran

(ˈvetərən) noun, adjective

1. a person who is (old and) experienced as a soldier etc or in some other occupation. a veteran footballer/entertainer.

2. (American) a person who has been in the army etc. war veterans.

veteran

→ مُحَارِبٌ قَدِيـم, مُحَنَّك veterán, zkušený veteran, veteran- altgedient, Veteran βετεράνος, παλαίμαχος veterano veteraani, veteraani- chevronné, vétéran prokušan, veteran veterano 老練な, 老練な人 고참, 노련한 ervaren, veteraan veteran, veteran- weteran, wytrawny veterano ветеран, опытный erfaren, veteran ซึ่งมีประสบการณ์, ทหารผ่านศึก emektar, gazi cựu chiến binh, kỳ cựu 老兵, 老兵的

veteran

n veterano -na mf

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It seemed as if they had profited by the short truce, to devote an instant to the purest and best affection; the daughters forgetting their fears, and the veteran his cares, in the security of the moment.

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Sixty years had written their story of hard work at sea, and hard drinking on shore, on the veteran's grim and wrinkled face.

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The women cried over Cathy, so did even those stern warriors, the Rocky Mountain Rangers; Shekels was there, and the Cid, and Sardanapalus, and Potter, and Mongrel, and Sour-Mash, Famine, and Pestilence, and Cathy kissed them all and wept; details of the several arms of the garrison were present to represent the rest, and say good-bye and God bless you for all the soldiery; and there was a special squad from the Seventh, with the oldest veteran at its head, to speed the Seventh's Child with grand honors and impressive ceremonies; and the veteran had a touching speech by heart, and put up his hand in salute and tried to say it, but his lips trembled and his voice broke, but Cathy bent down from the saddle and kissed him on the mouth and turned his defeat to victory, and a cheer went up.

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These stretched far to the north-northwest, until they melted away into what appeared to be faint clouds, but which the experienced eyes of the veteran hunters of the party recognized for the rugged mountains of the Yellowstone; at the feet of which extended the wild Crow country: a perilous, though profitable region for the trapper.

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The veteran soon caused this set of patriotic disinterestedness to be followed by another of private munificence, that, however little it accorded with prudence, was in perfect conformity with the simple integrity of his own views.

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Veteran regiments in the army were likely to be very small aggregations of men.

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The enunciation of the veteran warrior had been calm, but distinct, and decided.

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"Justice!" cried the veteran. The doctor and the commandant shuddered at the tone in which he spoke.

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From all sides the free companions had trooped in, until not less than twelve thousand of these veteran troops were cantoned along the frontiers of Navarre.

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Of all the wondrous devices and dexterities, the sleights of hand and countless subtleties, to which the veteran whaleman is so often forced, none exceed that fine manoeuvre with the lance called pitchpoling.

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Through the hard century-old bark, even where there were no twigs, leaves had sprouted such as one could hardly believe the old veteran could have produced.

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The negro servant was summoned, and shortly afterwards was seen assisting the veteran to lug the ponderous sea chest downstairs.