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Webster 1913 Edition

Veteran

Vet′er-an

(vĕt′ẽr-an)
,
Adj.
[L.
veteranus
, from
vetus
,
veteris
, old; akin to Gr.
ἔτοσ
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.

Vet′er-an

(vĕt′ẽr-an)
,
Noun.
[L.
veteranus
(sc.
miles
): cf. F.
vétéran
.]
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.
Ensigns that pierced the foe’s remotest lines,
The hardy
veteran
with tears resigns.
Addison.
☞ In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers who had served through one term of enlistment and had reenlisted were specifically designated veterans.

Webster 1828 Edition

Veteran

VET'ERAN

,
Adj.
[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.

VET'ERAN

,
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.

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