veteran
noun
vet·er·an
ˈve-tə-rən 
ˈve-trən
1
a
: a former member of the armed forces
b
: an old soldier of long service
2
: a person of long experience usually in some occupation or skill (such as politics or the arts)
veteran
adjective
Examples of veteran in a Sentence
a veteran of the political scene
He's a 10-year veteran with the team.
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Notre Dame still has a secondary problem To understand the desperation within Notre Dame’s defense, consider the Irish chose to start two freshmen cornerbacks for the first time, while changing positions for the one veteran in the group.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
And Guibord, a former police officer and firefighter, typically dons the military jacket of her World War II veteran father for the endeavor.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Among them were the assault of a 27-year CTA veteran who was punched and thrown onto the tracks, an elderly woman shoved off an MBTA bus, and a case in which a man used his belt to assault passengers, as noted in the Department of Transportation's news release.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the most headline-grabbing situation involves ABC’s indefinite suspension Wednesday of veteran comic Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
And Guibord, a former police officer and firefighter, typically dons the military jacket of her World War II veteran father for the endeavor.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Among them were the assault of a 27-year CTA veteran who was punched and thrown onto the tracks, an elderly woman shoved off an MBTA bus, and a case in which a man used his belt to assault passengers, as noted in the Department of Transportation's news release.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the most headline-grabbing situation involves ABC’s indefinite suspension Wednesday of veteran comic Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Veteran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veteran. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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veteran
noun
vet·er·an
ˈvet-ə-rən
ˈve-trən
1
: a person who has had long experience (as in politics or the arts)
2
: a former member of the armed forces especially during wartime
veteran
adjective
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