veteran

Definition

  • noun: someone who fought in a war as a soldier, sailor, etc.
  • noun: an old soldier of long service
  • synonyms: experienced, experient

Examples

  • He's a 10-year 'veteran' with/of the team.

  • a 'veteran' of the political scene

  • a 'veteran' politician

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) The thing you'd never think to check. Those people were already dead. Before the bomb went off? That's what I'm saying. Darius Michaud was a -year veteran... Michaud was a patriot. The people he was loyal to know their way around Dallas. They blew that building to hide something. (..)
    1998 The X Files