veteran

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/, /ˈvɛ.tɹən/ (US) IPA(key): [ˈvɛ.t̬ə.ɹən], [ˈvɛ.ɾə.ɹən] === Noun === veteran (plural veterans) A person with long experience of a particular activity. Synonyms: old hand, old-timer, warhorse Hypernym: person A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service. Hypernym: person Hyponym: war veteran (to distinguish from veterans who served entirely during peacetime) Coordinate term: servicemember (figurative) A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity. ==== Derived terms ==== veteran car Veterans Day ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === veteran (not comparable) Having had long experience, practice, or service. Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime. ==== Related terms ==== inveterate ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Neretva, Trevena, aventre, nervate, vernate == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin veterānus (“old, veteran”), from vetus (“aged, ancient, old”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vetəraːn/, [vetˢəˈʁɑːˀn] === Noun === veteran c (singular definite veteranen, plural indefinite veteraner) veteran ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “veteran” in Den Danske Ordbog “veteran” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /veˈteran/ Rhymes: -eran Syllabification: ve‧te‧ran === Adjective === veteran accusative singular of vetera == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin veterānus. === Noun === veteran m (definite singular veteranen, indefinite plural veteraner, definite plural veteranene) veteran ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “veteran” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin veterānus. === Noun === veteran m (definite singular veteranen, indefinite plural veteranar, definite plural veteranane) veteran ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “veteran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Piedmontese == === Noun === veteran m (plural veteran) veteran == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vétéran, Latin veterānus. Compare bătrân, a doublet inherited from the same source. === Noun === veteran m (plural veterani) veteran (person who has served in the armed forces, or figuratively a person with a long experience of a particular activity; also used in the context of Ancient Rome, referring to a freed soldier granted citizenship and privileges for his service) == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin veterānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋetěraːn/ Hyphenation: ve‧te‧ran === Noun === vetèrān m anim (Cyrillic spelling ветѐра̄н) veteran ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin veterānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛtɛˈrɑːn/ === Noun === veteran c a veteran (former member of armed forces) a veteran (person with long experience) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== krigsveteran veteranbil === References === “veteran”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)