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Synonyms for veteran
ˈvɛt ər ən, ˈvɛ trənvet·er·an
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Princeton's WordNet
veteran, veteran soldiernoun
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
"the veterans laughed at the new recruits"
Synonyms:
stager, vet, old hand, old stager, veteran soldier, warhorse, old-timer, oldtimer, ex-servicemanAntonyms:
inexperienced, inexperientveteran, vet, ex-servicemannoun
a person who has served in the armed forces
Synonyms:
stager, veterinary, vet, old hand, old stager, veterinary surgeon, veteran soldier, warhorse, veterinarian, old-timer, oldtimer, ex-servicemanAntonyms:
inexperienced, inexperientveteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stageradjective
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Synonyms:
antique, stager, stage manager, gaffer, vet, old hand, old stager, old geezer, veteran soldier, warhorse, old-timer, oldtimer, ex-servicemanAntonyms:
inexperienced, inexperientseasoned, veteran(a)adjective
rendered competent through trial and experience
"a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"
Antonyms:
inexperienced, inexperient
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grognard
a lifelong professional soldier, a guardsman, the stalwart professionals least likely to run, a soldier with resolve.
despite overwhelming enemy strength, the grognards held the line and drove them back with heavy losses.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
veteranadjective
Synonyms:
old (in experience), experienced (especially in war)veterannoun
Synonyms:
old soldier
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#371 | old | |
#1445 | senior | |
#2155 | expert | |
#3142 | experienced | |
#3910 | antique | |
#5456 | veterans | |
#6768 | veteran | |
#7202 | veterinary | |
#8203 | fighter | |
#10096 | vet | |
#16593 | proficient | |
#20064 | adept | |
#20124 | veterinarian | |
#41043 | combatant | |
#73540 | gaffer | |
#113982 | stager | |
#114429 | oldtimer | |
#140073 | warhorse |
How to use veteran in a sentence?
No veteran in crisis should ever have to wait for service or be transferred without a positive handoff, told to call another organization, or -- worst of all -- have their call terminated without receiving any assistance, the larger issue is that this situation shows that the VA employees in charge of running the crisis line were asleep at the switch -- utterly unfamiliar with the day-to-day operations of the program.
There was a real feeling among Veteran MPs that Veteran MPs no longer mattered, the decisions were being made by a small group of people in Downing Street and Veteran MPs were simply expected to shut up, fall in line and defend the government no matter what.
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco:
Because of the pure evil that happened yesterday, theres a 75-year-old man, whos a father, a grandfather, a Vietnam War veteran, who was killed.
As a 20-year Navy veteran and former small business owner who puts the people of Coastal Virginia over politics, I have fought to expand health care services and benefits for veterans, secure billions for the defense budget, invest in local infrastructure, and support small businesses and working families, i will continue to work across the aisle in a bipartisan fashion to be an independent voice that puts people over politics and delivers for Coastal Virginia.
Being a veteran, I want to see a monument there, yes.
Translations for veteran
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- محارب قديمArabic
- veteránCzech
- veteran, erfarenDanish
- VeteranGerman
- βετεράνος, παλαίμαχοςGreek
- veteranoSpanish
- veteraani, konkari, sotaveteraaniFinnish
- vétéranFrench
- veteranoGalician
- अनुभवीHindi
- obsitosHungarian
- veteranoItalian
- ベテランJapanese
- oud-strijder, veteraan, ervarenDutch
- veteranNorwegian
- siláołtsooídę́ę́ʼ nádzá, siláołtsooí nilį́į́ ńtʼę́ʼę́ę, naazbaaʼíNavajo, Navaho
- kombatant, weteranPolish
- veteranoPortuguese
- ветеранRussian
- veteran, erfaren, veteran-Swedish
- mkaleSwahili
- cựu chiến binhVietnamese
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