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veteran


  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Veteran  \Vet"er*an\,  a.  [L.  veteranus  from  vetus,  veteris  old 
  akin  to  Gr  ?  year,  Skr.  vatsara  See  {Wether}.] 
  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. 
 
  The  insinuating  eloquence  and  delicate  flattery  of 
  veteran  diplomatists  and  courtiers.  --Macaulay. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Veteran  \Vet"er*an\,  n.  [L.  veteranus  (sc.  miles):  cf  F. 
  v['e]t['e]ran.] 
  One  who  has  been  long  exercised  in  any  service  or  art, 
  particularly  in  war;  one  who  has  had 
 
  Ensigns  that  pierced  the  foe's  remotest  lines,  The 
  hardy  veteran  with  tears  resigns.  --Addison. 
 
  Note:  In  the  United  States,  during  the  civil  war,  soldiers 
  who  had  served  through  one  term  of  enlistment  and  had 
  re["e]nlisted  were  specifically  designated  veterans. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  veteran 
  adj  1:  rendered  competent  through  trial  and  experience;  "troops 
  seasoned  in  combat";  "a  seasoned  traveler";  "veteran 
  steadiness";  "a  veteran  officer"  [syn:  {seasoned},  {veteran(a)}] 
  2:  relating  to  or  characteristic  of  or  available  to  a  veteran 
  or  veterans;  "veteran  benefits" 
  n  1:  a  serviceman  who  has  seen  considerable  active  service;  "the 
  veterans  laughed  at  the  new  recruits"  [syn:  {veteran 
  soldier}] 
  2:  a  person  who  has  served  in  the  armed  forces  [syn:  {vet},  {ex-serviceman}] 
  3:  an  experienced  person;  someone  who  has  given  long  service 
  [syn:  {old-timer},  {old  hand},  {warhorse},  {old  stager}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Veteran,  WY 
  Zip  code(s):  82243 




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