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veteran definition

vet·eran (vet′ər ən, ve′trən)

adjective

  1. experienced; practiced
  2. designating or of a person who has served in the armed forces

Etymology: L veteranus < vetus (gen. veteris), old < IE base *wet-, year > wether, Gr etos, year

noun

    1. an old, experienced soldier, etc., esp. one who served in time of war
    2. any person who has served in the armed forces
  2. a person of long experience in some occupation or position

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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