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Meaning of veteran

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  veteran
      adj 1: rendered competent through trial and experience; "a
             seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran
             officer" [syn: {seasoned}, {veteran(a)}]
      n 1: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the
           veterans laughed at the new recruits" [syn: {veteran},
           {veteran soldier}]
      2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: {veteran},
         {vet}, {ex-serviceman}]
      3: an experienced person who has been through many battles;
         someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-
         timer}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {old stager},
         {stager}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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