n.
Pronunciation: ' ve-t ə -r ə n, ' ve-tr ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin veteranus, from veteranus, adjective, old, of longitude experience, from veter-, vetus old ― more at WETHER
Date: 1509
1 a : an old soldier of long service b : a former member of the armed forces
2 : a person of long experience usually in some occupation or skill (as politics or the arts)
– veteran adjective