Tra từ veteran - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

veteran UK [ˈvet. ə r. ə n] US [ˈve.t ̬ɚ-] noun countable [ veterans ]
1. <A > a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity
• a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Experienced
2. <A > ( US informal vet ) someone who has been in the armed forces during a war
• a Vietnam veteran
• the surviving veterans of World War II
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Soldiers and people who fight in wars

• Thousands of veterans will take part in a commemoration of the battle.
• Grizzled veterans in uniform gathered at the war monument.
• The ceremony was attended by many of the surviving veterans of World War II.
• He is a veteran of the stage.
• She is a veteran of many election campaigns.

adjective before noun
1. <A > having been involved in a particular activity for a long time
• She's also a veteran campaigner for human rights.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Experienced
2. UK old
• He collects veteran cars (= cars made before 1905).
Compare vintage
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Old or old-fashioned ↑The elderly

• Veteran backbenchers opposed the bill.
• The reports are being treated with scepticism by veteran journalists.
• Veteran members of the club are opposed to the changes.