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vet⋅er⋅an

  [vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn]
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–noun
1. a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions.
2. a person who has served in a military force, esp. one who has fought in a war: a Vietnam veteran.
–adjective
3. (of soldiers) having had service or experience in warfare: veteran troops.
4. experienced through long service or practice; having served for a long period: a veteran member of Congress.
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of veterans.
Origin:
1495–1505; < L veterānus mature, experienced, equiv. to veter- (s. of vetus) old + -ānus -an
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vet·er·an   (vět'ər-ən, vět'rən)   
n.  

  1. A person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or capacity: a veteran of political campaigns.

  2. A person who has served in the armed forces: "Privilege, a token income . . . were allowed for veterans of both world wars" (Mavis Gallant).

  3. An old soldier who has seen long service.

adj.  

  1. Having had long experience or practice: a veteran actor.

  2. Of or relating to former members of the armed forces: veteran benefits.


[Latin veterānus, from vetus, veter-, old; see wet-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

veteran  (n.)
1509, "old experienced soldier," from Fr. vétéran, from L. veteranus "old," from vetus (gen. veteris) "old," from PIE *wetus- "year" (cf. Skt. vatsa- "year," Gk. etos "year," Hittite witish "year," O.C.S. vetuchu "old," O.Lith. vetušas "old, aged"). L. vetus is the ult. source of It. vecchio, Fr. vieux, Sp. viejo. General sense of "one who has seen long service in any office or position" is attested from 1597. The adjective first recorded 1611.
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