veteran
A person with long experience of a particular activity.
Noun 2 meanings
A person with long experience of a particular activity.
“The company's new hires were nervous, but the veterans were self-assured because, as one summarized it, "this isn't our first rodeo."”
A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.
“Their mules were clearly veterans. They seemed to know what to do even better than the teenage farmhand who was driving the team.”
Adjective 2 meanings
Having had long experience, practice, or service.
Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.
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VETERAN at a glance
VETERAN has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (V 4 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + N 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,004 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with veteran
All rhymes- GRAN5
- BRAN6
- CURRAN8
- OVERRAN10
- SARAN5
- CATAMARAN13
- LORAN5
- CRAN6
- OUTRAN6
- DEXTRAN15
- CORDILLERAN14
- FURAN8
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