seasoned, veteran
(adjective) rendered competent through trial and experience; “a seasoned traveler”; “veteran steadiness”; “a veteran officer”
veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager
(noun) an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
veteran, vet, ex-serviceman
(noun) a person who has served in the armed forces
veteran, veteran soldier
(noun) a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; “the veterans laughed at the new recruits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
veteran (not comparable)
Having had long experience, practice, or service.
Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.
• Neretva, Trevena, aventre, nervate, vernate
Veteran
A village in Alberta, Canada.
A town in New York.
A census-designated place in Wyoming.
• Neretva, Trevena, aventre, nervate, vernate
Source: Wiktionary
Vet"er*an, a. Etym: [L. veteranus, from vetus, veteris, old; akin to Gr. vatsara. See Wether.]
Definition: Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill. The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists and courtiers. Macaulay.
Vet"er*an, n. Etym: [L. veteranus (sc. miles): cf. F. vétéran.]
Definition: One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had. Ensigns that pierced the foe's remotest lines, The hardy veteran with tears resigns. Addison.
Note: In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers who had served through one term of enlistment and had reënlisted were specifically designated veterans.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
