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.

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1. veteran

   A veteran is a person who has served or is experienced in a particular field or occupation, often commonly used to refer to someone who has completed service in the military.

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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Anagrams for veteran »

1. aventre

2. Neretva

3. Trevena

4. nervate

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Numerology

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. Lee Bergerman:

   It is with tremendous sadness that I share with you that we lost Cst. Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year veteran of the force, two children have lost their mother and a husband his wife. Parents lost their daughter and countless others lost an incredible friend and colleague.

2. Gina Elise:

   I thought I wanted to do something really fun and really creative to give back so I created a fundraising calendar that would allow us to support the veteran and military community through our various initiations.

3. Jarret Johnson:

   I’m proud to be a Black Rifle Coffee franchisee. Mybusiness partner is a special operations veteran and we both get a lot of satisfaction from being part of a company that does so much for the veteran community. It’s great to see the Cowboys supporting veterans by partnering with Black Rifle Coffee, i'd love for more NFL teams to join them.

4. Sean Jackson:

   America’s middle class was created here. As a returning veteran, I wanted to help America here at home and make Detroit a better place.

5. Former Vice President Joe Biden:

   Our campaign has had a very good night, we've moved closer to securing the Democratic Party's nomination for president, and we're doing it by building a broad coalition that we need to win in November, with strong support from the African American community, the Latino community, high-school educated people like the folks I grew up with in my own neighborhood -- labor, teachers, suburban women, veteran firefighters and so many more.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=veteran
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Veteran
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veteran
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=veteran
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=veteran
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html