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veteran

adjective

[L. veteranus, from vetero, to grow old, from vetus, old.]

Having been long exercised in any thing; long practiced or experienced; as a veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill. \(/IAD .

veteran

noun
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. Ensigns that pierc’d the foe’s remotest lines, the hardy veteran with tears resigns.