VETERAN

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

Etymology

Noun

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.

Adjective

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.

Anagrams

• Neretva, Trevena, aventre, nervate, vernate

Proper noun

Veteran

A village in Alberta, Canada.

A town in New York.

A census-designated place in Wyoming.

Anagrams

• 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