veteran 音标拼音: [v'ɛtɚən] [v'ɛtrən]
n . 老手,退伍军人,老兵,老树
a . 老兵的,老练的,经验丰富的
老手,退伍军人,老兵,老树老兵的,老练的,经验丰富的
veteran adj 1 :
rendered competent through trial and experience ; "
a seasoned traveler "; "
veteran steadiness "; "
a veteran officer " [
synonym : {
seasoned }, {
veteran (
a )}]
n 1 :
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service ; "
the veterans laughed at the new recruits " [
synonym : {
veteran },
{
veteran soldier }]
2 :
a person who has served in the armed forces [
synonym : {
veteran },
{
vet }, {
ex -
serviceman }]
3 :
an experienced person who has been through many battles ;
someone who has given long service [
synonym : {
veteran }, {
old -
timer }, {
oldtimer }, {
old hand }, {
warhorse }, {
old stager },
{
stager }]
Veteran \
Vet "
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t "[~
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r *
an ),
a . [
L .
veteranus ,
from vetus ,
veteris ,
old ;
akin to Gr . '
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tos 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 .
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1913 Webster ]
The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists and courtiers . --
Macaulay .
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1913 Webster ]
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Veteran \
Vet "
er *
an \ (
v [
e ^]
t "[~
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r *
an ),
n . [
L .
veteranus (
sc .
miles ):
cf .
F .
v ['
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t ['
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ran .]
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
Ensigns that pierced the foe '
s remotest lines ,
The hardy veteran with tears resigns . --
Addison .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
In the United States ,
during the civil war ,
soldiers who had served through one term of enlistment and had reenlisted were specifically designated veterans .
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1913 Webster ]
78 Moby Thesaurus words for "
veteran ":
Father Time ,
Methuselah ,
Nestor ,
Old Paar ,
blase ,
campaigner ,
centenarian ,
cosmopolitan ,
cosmopolite ,
dotard ,
elder ,
experienced ,
expert ,
gaffer ,
geezer ,
golden -
ager ,
gramps ,
grandfather ,
grandsire ,
graybeard ,
knowing ,
master ,
mature ,
matured ,
nonagenarian ,
not born yesterday ,
octogenarian ,
old ,
old campaigner ,
old chap ,
old codger ,
old dog ,
old duffer ,
old geezer ,
old gent ,
old gentleman ,
old hand ,
old man ,
old party ,
old pro ,
old salt ,
old sea dog ,
old soldier ,
old -
time ,
old -
timer ,
older ,
oldster ,
pantaloon ,
past master ,
patriarch ,
practical ,
practiced ,
presbyter ,
ripe ,
ripened ,
sagacious ,
salt ,
seasoned ,
seasoned veteran ,
senior citizen ,
septuagenarian ,
sexagenarian ,
shellback ,
skilled ,
sophisticated ,
the quiet -
voiced elders ,
tried ,
tried and true ,
trouper ,
venerable sir ,
versed ,
vet ,
war -
horse ,
warhorse ,
wise ,
world -
wise ,
worldly ,
worldly -
wise
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