veteran

CEFRB2

/ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Someone who has served in the armed forces.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person with long experience in a particular activity.

Examples

  • My uncle is a veteran of the Vietnam War.

  • Their mules were clearly veterans. They seemed to know what to do even better than the teenage farmhand who was driving the team.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈvɛ.ɾə.ɹən]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.

  2. A person with long experience of a particular activity.

  3. A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.

More examples

In context

  • We honor veterans and senior citizens with a ten percent discount.

  • The company's new hires were nervous, but the veterans were self-assured because, as one summarized it, "this isn't our first rodeo."

  • Tom is a veteran.

Synonyms

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After twenty years in the army, the blank soldier was highly respected.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.