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
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
