veteran

n. முதுவர், துறைபோனவர், ஓய்வுபெற்றுள்ள படைத்துறை வீரர், நீடித்த அனுபவ முடையவர், (பெ.) துறை போன, நீடித்த அனுபவமுடைய.

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Vet"er*an, a. Etym: [L. veteranus, from vetus, veteris, old; akin to Gr. vatsara. See Wether.] Defn: Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill. The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists and courtiers. Macaulay. Vet"er*an, n. Etym: [L. veteranus (sc. miles): cf. F. vétéran.] Defn: One who has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one who has had. Ensigns that pierced the foe's remotest lines, The hardy veteran with tears resigns. Addison. Note: In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers who had served through one term of enlistment and had reënlisted were specifically designated veterans.