My uncle is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
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Veteran
/ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/
Synonyms for "veteran" (122 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (25)
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (36)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(2 words)
grizzledmilitary background
knowingmastermaturematuredmethuselahnestornonagenariannot born yesterdayoctogenarianoldold campaignerold chapold codgerold dogold dufferold geezerold gentold gentlemanold handold man
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old paarold partyold proold saltold sea dogold soldierold timer
Related words (61)
old-timeold-timerolderoldsterpantaloonpast masterpatriarchpensionerpracticalpracticedpresbyterprofessionalproficientriperipenedsagacioussaltseasonedseasoned veteransenior citizen
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septuagenariansexagenarianshellbackskilledsophisticatedthe quiet-voiced elderstriedtried and truetroupervenerable sirversedvetwar horsewar-horsewarhorsewiseworld-wiseworldlyworldly wiseworldly-wise
Noun(15 words)
old-timeroldcomeroldtimerseasonedseasoned professionalsenior chemistservice-relatedsrstagertime-honoredvetveteran relatedveteran soldierwarhorsewell established
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
7 entriesMore specific
12 entriesage-old practicecombat veteranexperienced researcherhistoric institutionlong-serving employeelongstanding traditionmilitary benefits programmilitary retireeseasoned professionalservice connected benefitsveterans affairs programwar veteran
Collocations
9 entriesveteran athleteveteran benefitsveteran employeeveteran journalistveteran officerveteran organizationveteran researcherveteran statusveteran teacher
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 27 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- ветеран noun (person with long experience)
Catalan
1 entries- veterà noun (person with long experience)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 經驗豐富的人 /经验丰富的人 noun (person with long experience)
- 老將 /老将 noun (person with long experience)
- 老手 noun (person with long experience)
Danish
1 entries- veteran noun (person with long experience)
Dutch
2 entries- oudgediende noun (person with long experience)
- veteraan noun (person with long experience)
Finnish
2 entries- konkari noun (person with long experience)
- veteraani noun (person with long experience)
French
1 entries- vétéran noun (person with long experience)
Galician
1 entries- vedraño noun (person with long experience)
Georgian
1 entries- ვეტერანი noun (person with long experience)
German
1 entries- Veteran noun (person with long experience)
Greek
2 entries- βετεράνος noun (person with long experience)
- παλαίμαχος noun (person with long experience)
Hebrew
1 entries- וָתִיק noun (person with long experience)
Hungarian
1 entries- obsitos noun (person with long experience)
Ido
1 entries- veterano noun (person with long experience)
Irish
1 entries- ársa noun (person with long experience)
Italian
1 entries- veterano noun (person with long experience)
Japanese
1 entries- ベテラン noun (person with long experience)
Korean
1 entries- 베테랑 noun (person with long experience)
Persian
2 entries- کارکشته noun (person with long experience)
- کهنهکار noun (person with long experience)
Polish
2 entries- weteran noun (person with long experience)
- weteranka noun (person with long experience)
Portuguese
1 entries- veterano noun (person with long experience)
Russian
1 entries- ветера́н noun (person with long experience)
Spanish
2 entries- lobo de mar noun (person with long experience)
- veterano noun (person with long experience)
Sranan Tongo
1 entries- stonfutu noun (person with long experience)
Swahili
1 entries- mkale noun (person with long experience)
Swedish
1 entries- veteran noun (person with long experience)
Yakut
1 entries- бэтэрээн noun (person with long experience)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
A strong veteran, having trained for tens of years, can fall to a weakling in a moment of laxness. That's what the martial arts world is.
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In Tatoeba, you gotta always listen to veteran members. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it.
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Suffering from terminal cancer, he was thrown out of a certain veteran hospital in New York three times because he adamantly rejected blood transfusions.
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