veterans

5 definitions • 5 examples

a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity:

a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department

someone who has been in the armed forces during a war:

a Vietnam veteran

the surviving veterans of World War II

having been involved in a particular activity for a long time:

She's also a veteran campaigner for human rights.

a person who has had a lot of experience in a particular activity or job:

Ms. Beasly is one of our veterans – she has been teaching here for over 20 years.

a person who was once a member of the armed forces