veteran
[ˈvɛ.t̬ə.ɹən]noun, adjective3 syllables
Veteran means: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service.
Synonyms for veteran11
noun, as in an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
noun, as in a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
noun, as in a person who has served in the armed forces
adjective, as in rendered competent through trial and experience
What does veteran mean?4
noun
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service“the veterans laughed at the new recruits”
a person who has served in the armed forces
adjective
rendered competent through trial and experience“a seasoned traveler”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Veteran in a sentence
- He is very young, but he likes to go out with veterans.LimeGreenTeknii
- We need a veteran tracker to find the lost child.Jondel
- Ziri is part of a well-trained veteran search team.Amastan
- Ziri was a veteran of the legal circuit.Amastan
- A military veteran shows how his compost business helps to replenish precious topsoil.Cangarejo
- She's a veteran: she's been doing this for decades.DJ_Saidez
- Thank you to all the veterans who have served this country.unknown
- That's why some veterans never wanted to talk about the war.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of veteran
as a noun
- plural
- veterans