veteran

🇬🇧 UK/ˈvetərən/🇺🇸 US/'vetәrәn/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

n.

A person with long experience in a field; a former member of the armed forces.

老手;老兵;退伍军人

adj.

Having long experience or service, especially in the military.

经验丰富的;老练的;老兵的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
veterroot
+
anone who, relating to
=veteran

Common Collocations

  • 1.war veteran退伍军人
  • 2.veteran teacher资深教师
  • 3.veteran experience丰富的经验

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The veteran teacher shared decades of classroom wisdom with younger colleagues.

  • 2.

    Many combat veterans struggle with readjustment to civilian life after service.

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