English Explanatory Dictionary

veteran

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person with long experience of a particular activity.
  2. A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.
  3. A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.
adj
  1. Having had long experience, practice, or service.
  2. Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.
name
  1. A village in Special Area No. 4, eastern Alberta, Canada.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.
  4. A town in Chemung County, New York.
  5. A hamlet in Ulster County, New York.
  6. A census-designated place in Goshen County, Wyoming.
  7. A rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/ /ˈvɛ.tɹən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-veteran.wav [ˈvɛ.t̬ə.ɹən] [ˈvɛ.ɾə.ɹən]

Word forms

veteran veterans

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.

Synonyms

old hand old-timer warhorse

Related words

VA VFW inveterate

Derived words

veteran car Veterans Day

Translations

Bulgarian: ветеран Catalan: veterà Chinese Mandarin: 經驗豐富的人 /经验丰富的人 Chinese Mandarin: 老手 Chinese Mandarin: 老將 /老将 Danish: veteran Dutch: veteraan Dutch: oudgediende Finnish: veteraani Finnish: konkari French: vétéran Galician: vedraño Georgian: ვეტერანი German: Veteran Greek: βετεράνος Greek: παλαίμαχος Hebrew: וָתִיק Hungarian: obsitos Ido: veterano Irish: ársa Italian: veterano Japanese: ベテラン Korean: 베테랑 Persian: کهنهکار Persian: کارکشته Polish: weteran Polish: weteranka Portuguese: veterano Russian: ветера́н Spanish: veterano Spanish: lobo de mar Sranan Tongo: stonfutu Swahili: mkale Swedish: veteran Yakut: бэтэрээн
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