Veteran

What do we mean by veteran?

A person who has served in the armed forces. noun

An old soldier who has seen long service. noun

A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or capacity. noun

Same as veteranize.

Grown old in service.

Hence— Practised and skilful.

Entitled to consideration and allowance on account of long service.

In milit. matters, practised and accustomed to war, as distinguished from raw, newly enlisted, etc.

Long-continued; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a veteran or veterans.

One long practised, and therefore skilled and trustworthy, or entitled to consideration on account of past services; especially (military), a veteran soldier. See I., 2 . noun

Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced adjective

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

A person with long experience of a particular activity. noun

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

Having had long experience, practice, or service. adjective

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

A person who has served in the armed forces noun

Rendered competent through trial and experience adjective

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

A person with long experience of a particular activity.

A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.

A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service; also called a war veteran to distinguish from veterans that weren't in armed conflict.

A person who served in the armed forces of his/her country, regardless whether said person ever fought in a war. Urban Dictionary

Any person having had long experience or practice in something. Urban Dictionary

A person of long experience in a particular field. For example, (a) A military veteran (b) A forum veteran (c) A political veteran Urban Dictionary

Any person who has been expierenced in a certain area for a long period. mostly used in terms of war. Urban Dictionary

Anyone who has served in the armed forces no matter how long the duration or type of discharge, that feels compelled to spend an extra $15 to display veteran licence plates and show the rest of the world,"Hey look at me, I'm a hero, hey over here, I'm a hero.....hey hey me!" Urban Dictionary

Veteran - vet-er-uh n -noun 1. Person who wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to and including one's life. Urban Dictionary

Someone who yanks it between 2-3 times everyday, or even more Urban Dictionary

A group of guys who are known for their amazing capability to drink large quantities of alcohol - to be granted access to the group you must be over 18 and you must prove to the group that you are in fact a god when it comes to drinking - the group contains only 5 members (Veteran.1 - Mitch, Veteran.2 - Brad, Veteran.3 - Tim, Veteran.4 - Mathew, Veteran.5 James) Upon being accepted into the group you receive a set of dog tags with your name and birthdate on one and on the other your veteran number.. Note: The group is extremely lazy and there are 2 other members that have been accpeted into the group but have yet to receive their tags names being Darren, Tom and honourary member Ben (he is known as the medic as he has diabetes) Urban Dictionary

A veteran is a former member of the Armed Forces of the United States (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ) Urban Dictionary

When you take one last drag of your cigarette before entering an establishment, preferably a Walmart super center, and exhaling the smoke as you walk through the sliding doors. In order to be a pure veteran, you must blow the smoke on an unsuspecting customer, usually a woman with her kids, or possibly the greeter. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to veteran:
veteran, vetera.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word veteran:
veterans, broadcaster, bout, unanimous, actor, wrestler, rookie, actors, quarterback, journalist, legion, vietnam, activist, actress, reporter, fighter.

Words that rhyme with veteran:
ketron, petrin, better in, cetera in, debt run, debtor in, etc in, fetter in, get run, getter in, let run, letter in, newsletter in, pacesetter in, petra in, petre in, setter in, sweat run, sweater in, trendsetter in, wetter in, yet run.

Adjectives that are often used to describe veteran:
old, year, seasoned, confederate, disabled, young, grizzled, decorated, scarred, black, gallant, american, experienced, revolutionary, aged, haired, hardened, military, brave, distinguished, hardy, civil, tough, armed, retired, deceased, worn, eligible, fellow, respected, headed, korean, worthy, oldest, sturdy, elderly, blind, wily, honest, crippled, legged, noble, older, famous, honored, crimean, naval, eyed, bearded, proud, grim, wise, longtime, tall, wounded, weary, shocked, tried, mexican, time, crusty, male, faced, roman, qualified, battered, venerable, hoary, unemployed, discharged, marine, shrewd, era, canadian, afghan.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective veteran:
soldiers, troops, leader, soldier, army, teachers, officers, journalist, politician, member, members, status, leaders, workers, diplomat, regiments, players, statesman, warrior, officer, cadres, actor, campaigner, politicians, fighters, warriors, correspondent, infantry, pilots, fighter, regiment, employees, communists, general, reporter, player, hunter, legions, students, communist, divisions, poet, reporters, preference, generals, worker, activists, writer, teacher, hero, actors, furlough, observers, writers, lawyer, newspaperman, comrades, traveler, scholar, activist, pilot, employee, revolutionaries, official, friend, journalists, diplomatist, legislator, missionary, organizations, seaman, officials, cop, commander, performers, volunteers, historian, critic, sailor, commanders, campaigners, cavalry, performer, parents, newsman, editor, armies, benefits, traveller, trader, actress, missionaries, legislators, hunters, users, corps.

Consonant match to veteran:
vitrine, vitarine, voter in.

Words that sound like veteran:
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