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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.

Definition 2024

Veteran

Veteran

See also: veteran, veterán, and vétéran

English

Proper noun

Veteran

  1. A village in Alberta, Canada.
  2. A town in New York.
  3. A census-designated place in Wyoming.

German

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin veterānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /veteˈʁaːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn
  • Hyphenation: Ve‧te‧ran

Noun

Veteran m ‎(genitive Veteranen, plural Veteranen, feminine Veteranin)

  1. veteran (old soldier)
  2. vintage car

Declension

Synonyms

veteran

veteran

See also: Veteran, veterán, and vétéran

English

Noun

veteran ‎(plural veterans)

  1. A person with long experience of a particular activity.
    • 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
      Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. […] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
  2. A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

veteran ‎(not comparable)

  1. Having had long experience, practice, or service.
    • Macaulay
      The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists and courtiers.
    • 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
      Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.
  2. Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin veteranus ‎(“old, veteran”), from vetus ‎(“aged, ancient, old”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vetəraːn/, [vetˢəˈʁɑːˀn]

Noun

veteran c (singular definite veteranen, plural indefinite veteraner)

  1. veteran

Derived terms

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin veteranus

Noun

veteran m ‎(definite singular veteranen, indefinite plural veteraner, definite plural veteranene)

  1. a veteran

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin veteranus

Noun

veteran m ‎(definite singular veteranen, indefinite plural veteranar, definite plural veteranane)

  1. a veteran

Derived terms

References

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋetěraːn/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧te‧ran

Noun

vetèrān m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ветѐра̄н)

  1. veteran

Declension

Swedish

Noun

veteran c

  1. a veteran; a former member of armed forces
  2. a veteran, a person with long experience

Declension

Inflection of veteran 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative veteran veteranen veteraner veteranerna
Genitive veterans veteranens veteraners veteranernas

Derived terms

Etymology

From Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/

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