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- Dictionaryveteran/ˈvɛt(ə)rən/
noun
- 1. a person who has had long experience in a particular field: "he was a veteran of the big screen"
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a person who has had a lot of experience in a particular activity or job: Ms. Beasly is one of our veterans – she has been teaching here for over 20 years. veteran noun [C] (MILITARY PERSON) (short form vet) a person who was once a member of the armed forces.
The meaning of VETERAN is a former member of the armed forces. How to use veteran in a sentence.
A veteran (from Latin vetus 'old') is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in an occupation or field. [1] A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in the armed forces. [2]
noun. a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions. a person who has served in a military force, especially one who has fought in a war: a Vietnam veteran.
1. a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like. a veteran of the police force. a veteran of many sports competitions. 2. a person who has served in a military force, esp. one who has fought in a war. a Vietnam veteran.
Veteran commonly refers to someone who has fought in a war––think Veterans' Day, the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial––but, in fact, the word can mean anyone with experience in a particular field.
Definition of veteran noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word veteran. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force. 2. a person who has served in a military force, esp. during a war.
Feb 20, 2024 · Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations defines a veteran as “a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.”