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veteran

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
veteran/ˈvetərən/

▶noun

1 a person who has had long experience in a particular field.

2 an ex-member of the armed forces.

– origin C16: from Fr. vétéran or L. veteranus, from vetus ‘old’.

'veteran' also found in these Oxford entries:

chauvinism - old sweat - vet - veteran car - vintage car - warhorse

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