veteran B2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/ See IPA manual Freq #9504 Meanings 1 noun A person who has served in the armed forces, especially during a war. The ceremony honored veterans of the war. 2 noun A person with long experience in a particular activity or job. As a veteran of many campaigns, she knew exactly what to do. 3 adj Having long experience in a particular activity. A veteran reporter covered the election. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a person with long... old handold-timer Word family Forms veterans Related forms inveteratevavfw Common collocations veteran soldier Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus. vétéran Middle French veterānus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # veteran **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/ **Frequency rank:** 9504 ## Meanings 1. A person who has served in the armed forces, especially during a war. 2. A person with long experience in a particular activity or job. 3. Having long experience in a particular activity. ## Examples - The ceremony honored veterans of the war. - As a veteran of many campaigns, she knew exactly what to do. - A veteran reporter covered the election. ## Related Forms - inveterate - va - vfw ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vétéran - Root: veterānus ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus. ## AI Etymology Veteran is borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus. Important historical forms include Middle French vétéran, and Latin veterānus. In present-day use, it can mean a person who has served in the armed forces, especially during a war, or a person with long experience in a particular activity or job. Related words include inveterate, va, vfw. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown