Definitions for Veteran
ˈvɛt ər ən, ˈvɛ trənvet·er·an

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 5 votes

1. veteran, veteran soldiernoun

   a serviceman who has seen considerable active service

   "the veterans laughed at the new recruits"

2. veteran, vet, ex-servicemannoun

   a person who has served in the armed forces

3. veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stageradjective

   an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

4. seasoned, veteran(a)adjective

   rendered competent through trial and experience

   "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. veterannoun

   A person with long experience of a particular activity.

2. veterannoun

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

3. veteranadjective

   Having had long experience, practice, or service.

4. veteranadjective

   Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.

5. Etymology: From veteranus.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Veteran

   A veteran (from Latin vetus 'old') is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in a military.A military veteran that has served directly in combat in a war is further defined as a war veteran (although not all military conflicts, or areas in which armed combat took place, are necessarily referred to as wars). Military veterans are unique as a group as their lived experience is so strongly connected to the conduct of war in general and application of professional violence in particular. Therefore, there are a large body of knowledge developed through centuries of scholarly studies that seek to describe, understand and explain their lived experience in and out of service. Griffith with colleagues provides an overview of this research field that addresses veterans general health, transition from military service to civilian life, homelessness, veteran employment, civic engagement and veteran identity as recurrent investigative topics in the field.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Veteranadjective

   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. Veterannoun

   one who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had

3. Etymology: [L. veteranus, from vetus, veteris, old; akin to Gr. 'e`tos year, Skr. vatsara. See Wether.]

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1. Veteran

   A veteran is a person who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field; " A veteran of ..." . This page refers to military veterans, i.e., a person who has served or is serving in the armed forces. Those veterans that have had direct exposure to acts of military conflict may also be referred to as war veterans. A military veteran may also be referred to as a warhorse.

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1. Veteran

   vet′e-ran, adj. old, experienced: long exercised, esp. in military life.—n. one long exercised in any service, esp. in war.—v.t. Vet′eranise, to make veteran.—v.i. (U.S.) to re-enlist for military service. [L. veteranus—vetus, veteris, old.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. veteran

   Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a veteran officer or soldier.

2. veteran

   One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has grown old in service, and has had much experience.

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1. • Serviceman

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1. aventre

2. Neretva

3. Trevena

4. nervate

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Veteran in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Veteran in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Veteran in a Sentence

1. Olya Voytovich:

   The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee is closely monitoring the situation in Afghanistan, and consistently engaging with the VA to ensure veterans have access to critical mental health resources and the Department can meet the increased demand for its services, any veteran struggling during this difficult time should know that the VA is standing by and ready to help. Veterans in crisis should immediately utilize VA’s mental health resources, including the Veterans Crisis Line that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

2. Margaret Stock:

   The administration is deporting as many criminal aliens as possible for the numbers, but it does n’t take into account military service, most people also don’t understand how complicated immigration law really is and how easy it is to run afoul of these complex laws. Making matters worse, Margaret Stock said, is that defendants in deportation cases are not automatically given attorneys and often ca n’t afford to hire their own, resulting in many being wrongfully deported. Any lawful permanent resident, veteran or not, can be deported upon conviction of a crime that falls under the extremely broad umbrella of a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude. This can be either a misdemeanor or felony, and typically includes anything from assault, fraud and perjury to robbery, theft and bribery. The rulings are often viewed by immigration lawyers as arbitrary and the immigration code now includes scores of petty offenses listed alongside the severe ones, all punishable by deportation. Still, the federal government is very deliberate in its review of cases involving veterans, insisted Gillian Christensen, spokeswoman for the U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement( ICE).

3. Eric Greitens:

   When I came home from Iraq after service as a Navy SEAL, I started The Mission Continues to help veterans, in the seven years I ran that organization, we helped thousands of veterans, won national awards for excellence, and became one of the finest veteran's charities in the country. ... I stand by that work. I will have my day in court. I will clear my name. This prosecutor can come after me with everything she's got, but as all faithful people know : in time comes the truth. And the time for truth is coming.

4. Jon Soltz:

   They are at a disadvantage because they do not have the political and financial connections at the grassroots level that non-veterans do. That said, being a veteran also gives you a lot of pluses in terms of being respected.

5. Kyrsten Sinema:

   I think we need more women in office, for sure, on the Republican side, I think we have 22 women in the House. I'm the only female veteran woman Republican in the House. We need to represent the diversity of our country, right ? The more women we can have running and winning, the better off we'll be.

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