VETERAN (2)

veteran (2). Veteran, a. long practiced, long experienced, old

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Vet″er‐an (vĕt″ẽr‐an), n. [[L. veteranus (sc. miles): cf. F. vétéran.]] One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had much experience, or has grown old or decrepit in service. Ensigns that pierced the foe's remotest lines, The hardy veteran with tears resigns. Addison. ☞ In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers who had served through one term of enlistment and had reënlisted were specifically designated veterans.