Meaning of Veteran | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person with long experience of a particular activity.
2. A village in Alberta, Canada.
3. A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.
4. A town in New York.
5. A census-designated place in Wyoming.
6. A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.
   figuratively

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Examples

“The company's new hires were nervous, but the veterans were self-assured because, as one summarized it, "this isn't our first rodeo."”

“Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have⟳ made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet⟳ ambitious growth targets. That model⟳ is still prevalent today.”

“We honor veterans and senior citizens with a ten percent discount.”

“For 55-year-old U.S. Army veteran Sae Joon Park⟳, this was the hardest moment of his life. […] Park's story reflects both the challenges of life after combat and the perils that noncitizen veterans face⟳ if caught in the legal system — realities made harsher amid the Trump administration's push⟳ for record⟳ deportations.”

“Their mules were clearly veterans. They seemed to know⟳ what to do even better than the teenage farmhand who was driving the team.”

“Most of the cars which we call⟳ "veterans" today were on view⟳ at the Motor Show⟳ of 1911.”

“The label⟳ has often collaborated with other designers, like⟳ Australian shoemaker Teva and American woolwear veteran Pendleton.”

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