transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈve-tə-rən, ˈve-trən ]
noun
Etymology: Latin veteranus, from veteranus, adjective, old, of long 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