as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
a warhorse who's survived far nastier campaigns in his long political career
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of warhorse
All three warhorses will be first-ballot Hall of Famers.
—
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The starting pitching is really, really good, with Zack Wheeler one of the game’s best, Aaron Nola a 200-inning warhorse, and Cristopher Sanchez continuing to male bold strides.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for warhorse
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The starting pitching is really, really good, with Zack Wheeler one of the game’s best, Aaron Nola a 200-inning warhorse, and Cristopher Sanchez continuing to male bold strides.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for warhorse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warhorse
veteran
Noun
-
Alex Caruso, one of the team’s veterans, was a bench guy, until he was tasked with defending Nikola Jokić during the Thunder’s series against the Denver Nuggets, and did about as good a job as anyone has ever done of shutting Jokić down.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
-
Twenty-two a day has been a call-to-action statistic, although the most recent data from the 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report (using 2022 numbers) puts it at 17.6 veterans committing suicide per day, which is significantly higher than among non-veteran adults.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Warhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warhorse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share