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Synonyms for veteran
ˈvɛt ər ən, ˈvɛ trənvet·er·an
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Princeton's WordNet
veteran, veteran soldiernoun
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
"the veterans laughed at the new recruits"
Synonyms:
stager, vet, old hand, old stager, veteran soldier, warhorse, old-timer, oldtimer, ex-servicemanAntonyms:
inexperienced, inexperientveteran, vet, ex-servicemannoun
a person who has served in the armed forces
Synonyms:
stager, veterinary, vet, old hand, old stager, veterinary surgeon, veteran soldier, warhorse, veterinarian, old-timer, oldtimer, ex-servicemanAntonyms:
inexperienced, inexperientveteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stageradjective
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
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antique, stager, stage manager, gaffer, vet, old hand, old stager, old geezer, veteran soldier, warhorse, old-timer, oldtimer, ex-servicemanAntonyms:
inexperienced, inexperientseasoned, veteran(a)adjective
rendered competent through trial and experience
"a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer"
Antonyms:
inexperienced, inexperient
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grognard
a lifelong professional soldier, a guardsman, the stalwart professionals least likely to run, a soldier with resolve.
despite overwhelming enemy strength, the grognards held the line and drove them back with heavy losses.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
veteranadjective
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old (in experience), experienced (especially in war)veterannoun
Synonyms:
old soldier
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#371 | old | |
#1445 | senior | |
#2155 | expert | |
#3142 | experienced | |
#3910 | antique | |
#5456 | veterans | |
#6768 | veteran | |
#7202 | veterinary | |
#8203 | fighter | |
#10096 | vet | |
#16593 | proficient | |
#20064 | adept | |
#20124 | veterinarian | |
#41043 | combatant | |
#73540 | gaffer | |
#113982 | stager | |
#114429 | oldtimer | |
#140073 | warhorse |
How to use veteran in a sentence?
After all you're looking at someone who as a young man growing up wondered if something deep inside of him meant that he would forever be an outsider, would never wear the uniform, never be accepted, never know love, and now you are looking at that same young man, a veteran, a mayor, happily married, asking for your vote for president of the United States.
Yogi Berra was an American original -- a Hall of Famer and humble veteran; prolific jokester and jovial prophet, he epitomized what it meant to be a sportsman and a citizen, with a big heart, competitive spirit, and a selfless desire to open baseball to everyone, no matter their background. Michelle and I offer our deepest condolences to his family, his friends, and his fans in New York and across the world.
I'm young, so I might as well stay on court and practise a little bit, it's the best, a five-set match. It is the first time Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam and Alexander Zverev will face Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem, who beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4. Nishikori took his only break point opportunity to claim the third set but Thiem, twice Roland Garros semi-finalist, regained control in the fourth. Former champion Novak Djokovic never looked in trouble as he booked a 12th quarter-final appearance in Paris with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco. French Open runner-up Madison Keys advanced to the last eight without dropping a set, defeating Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-4. Up next for Keys is Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, who upset 26th seed Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3. American Stephens sprinted past Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-0 to set up a potential semi-final meeting with Keys, whom Anett Kontaveit beat in last year's U.S. Open final. Highlights from day eight( all times GMT :. Play was suspended due to fading light, with Russian Daria Kasatkina leading 7-6( 5) 3-3 against second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Zverev's days of living dangerously go on. Roland Garros ready for' legendary' match against Zverev in Paris. Djokovic tames Verdasco to reach last eight. Italian Cecchinato upsets Goffin to reach last eight. American Stephens and Keys on collision course after overcoming French Open hump. Alexander Zverev rocks on by living on the edge. Keys enjoys Sunday stroll into French quarters. Djokovic douses Verdasco fire, unhappy with courts. Impressive Thiem downs Nishikori to set up Alexander Zverev clash. Serena and Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge. Impressive Putintseva stuns Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3 to reach Paris quarters. Italian Marco Cecchinato, who had never won a Grand Slam match before this week, beat eighth-seeded Belgian David Goffin 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3 to reach Grand Slam first major quarter-final. At world number 72, Marco Cecchinato becomes the lowest-ranked man to reach the last eight in Paris since Latvian Ernests Gulbis( ranked 80) in 2008. He will next face 2016 champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the final four.
I thought I wanted to do something really fun and really creative to give back so I created a fundraising calendar that would allow us to support the veteran and military community through our various initiations.
We have a group of young players here in Minnesota, a nucleus of young guys that were really coming into their own in a lot of ways, i think some of those guys were ready to take the next step in their career offensively, and a couple of those guys were doing that at the same time. We also complemented them with some quality, veteran players.
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- محارب قديمArabic
- veteránCzech
- veteran, erfarenDanish
- VeteranGerman
- βετεράνος, παλαίμαχοςGreek
- veteranoSpanish
- veteraani, konkari, sotaveteraaniFinnish
- vétéranFrench
- veteranoGalician
- अनुभवीHindi
- obsitosHungarian
- veteranoItalian
- ベテランJapanese
- oud-strijder, veteraan, ervarenDutch
- veteranNorwegian
- siláołtsooídę́ę́ʼ nádzá, siláołtsooí nilį́į́ ńtʼę́ʼę́ę, naazbaaʼíNavajo, Navaho
- kombatant, weteranPolish
- veteranoPortuguese
- ветеранRussian
- veteran, erfaren, veteran-Swedish
- mkaleSwahili
- cựu chiến binhVietnamese
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