1. veteran - Noun
2. veteran - Adjective
3. veteran - Adjective Satellite
4. Veteran - Proper noun
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.
One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTo expect ... the same service from raw and undisciplined recruits, as from veteran soldiers, is to expect what never did and perhaps never will happen. Men, who are familiarized to danger, meet it without shrinking; whereas troops unused to service often apprehend danger where no danger is. George Washington
On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind. Dan Lipinski
The average 20-year-old serving us in Iraq knows more about their country's national security than the average 20-year political veteran serving in the Congress today. Fred Thompson
Superfluous lags the veteran on the stage. Samuel Johnson
Yeah, but you need an experienced radio veteran who is a liberal advocate. And there just hadn't been any radio that did that. And so they weren't trained - they had developed all these bad habits of being objective and balanced and stuff like that. Al Franken
More importantly, if you are in a position to hire, hire a veteran. They will be the best employees you have. Eric Shinseki