Found 3 items, similar to veteran.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: veteran kawakan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: veteran veteran adj : rendered competent through trial and experience; “troops seasoned in combat”; “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 soldier ] 2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: vet, ex-serviceman] 3: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Veteran Veteran \Vet"er*an\, a. [L. veteranus, from vetus, veteris, old; akin to Gr. ? 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. [1913 Webster] The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists and courtiers. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Veteran \Vet"er*an\, n. [L. veteranus (sc. miles): cf. F. v['e]t['e]ran.] One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had. [1913 Webster] Ensigns that pierced the foe's remotest lines, The hardy veteran with tears resigns. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Note: In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers who had served through one term of enlistment and had re["e]nlisted were specifically designated veterans. [1913 Webster]