Main Entry:

vet·er·an

Pronunciation:

\ˈve-tə-rən, ˈve-trən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin veteranus, from veteranus, adjective, old, of long experience, from veter-, vetus old — more at wether

Date:

1509

1 a: an old soldier of long service b: a former member of the armed forces2: a person of long experience usually in some occupation or skill (as politics or the arts)

— veteran adjective