veteran

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vet·e·ran /ˈvetərən/ noun [countable] 1 PMsomeone who has been a soldier, sailor etc in a war 老兵，退伍军人veteran of a veteran of the Second World War 二战老兵 a Vietnam veteran 越战老兵2 EXPERIENCEsomeone who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity 老手，〔在某方面〕经验丰富的人veteran of a veteran of countless political campaigns 经历过无数次政治运动的一名老将veteran politician/campaigner/leader etc the veteran leader of the socialist party 社会党的资深领袖veteran journalist/actor/goalkeeper etc 资深记者/资深演员/经验丰富的守门员等

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veteran• Veteran diplomat Richard Murphy is heading the commission.• Millett is a veteran campaigner for women's rights.• Among the protesters will be Laura Magnani, another veteran in the campaign against capital punishment.• a 12-year classroom veteran• Chiles, a three-term veteran of the U.S. Senate, won the governorship of Florida.• The case of these two veterans may be just the beginning.• Gulf War veteransveteran of• a veteran of the 1960s civil rights battlesveteran journalist/actor/goalkeeper etc• That's the shock verdict from his former Ibrox team-mate, veteran goalkeeper Dave McKellar.Origin veteran (1500-1600) Latin veteranus, from veteranus “old, of long experience”, from vetus “old”