Thesaurus: veteran

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1. a. 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.
2. n. One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had.
3. adj. rendered competent through trial and experience
4. n. a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
5. n. a person who has served in the armed forces
6. n. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
7. 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. 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.
8. Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and theduties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a veteranofficer or soldier; veteran skill.The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veterandiplomatists and courtiers. Macaulay.
9. j:27/n:73 n. a serviceman who has seen considerable active service n. a person who has served in the armed forces n. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service