veterannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈvet.ər.ən/us/ˈve.t̬ɚ.ən/C2 a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity:
a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department
C2 US informal vet someone who has been in the armed forces during a war:
a Vietnam veteran
the surviving veterans of World War II
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- Thousands of veterans will take part in a commemoration of the battle.
- Grizzled veterans in uniform gathered at the war monument.
- The ceremony was attended by many of the surviving veterans of the Second World War.
- He is a veteran of the stage.
- She is a veteran of many election campaigns.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Experienced
- a man/woman of the world idiom
- cosmopolitan
- duck
- experienced
- grandmother
- leading hand
- old-timer
- pedigreed
- practised
- ridge
- sea dog
- seasoned
- sophisticated
- sophistication
- take to sth like a duck to water idiom
- teach your grandmother to suck eggs idiom
- urbane
- warhorse
- world
- worldly-wise
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
veteranadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈvet.ər.ən/us/ˈve.t̬ɚ.ən/having been involved in a particular activity for a long time:
She's also a veteran campaigner for human rights.
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- Veteran backbenchers opposed the bill.
- The reports are being treated with scepticism by veteran journalists.
- Veteran members of the club are opposed to the changes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Experienced
- a man/woman of the world idiom
- cosmopolitan
- duck
- experienced
- grandmother
- leading hand
- old-timer
- pedigreed
- practised
- ridge
- sea dog
- seasoned
- sophisticated
- sophistication
- take to sth like a duck to water idiom
- teach your grandmother to suck eggs idiom
- urbane
- warhorse
- world
- worldly-wise
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