[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

veteran \vet"eran\ ve^t"~eran, a. l. veteranus, from
   vetus, veteris, old; akin to gr. 'e`tos year, skr. vatsara.
   see wether.
   long exercised in anything, especially in military life and
   the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a
   veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill.
   1913 webster

         the insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of
         veteran diplomatists and courtiers.      --macaulay.
   1913 webster
   1913 webster
see also:
wether 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

veteran \vet"eran\ ve^t"~eran, n. l. veteranus sc.
   miles: cf. f. v'et'eran.
   one who has been long exercised in any service or art,
   particularly in war; one who has had much experience, or has
   grown old or decrepit in service.
   1913 webster

         ensigns that pierced the foe's remotest lines,
         the hardy veteran with tears resigns.    --addison.
   1913 webster

   note: in the united states, during the civil war, soldiers
         who had served through one term of enlistment and had
         reenlisted were specifically designated veterans.
         1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

veteran
     adj : rendered competent through trial and experience; "troops
           seasoned in combat"; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran
           steadiness"; "a veteran officer" syn: seasoned, veterana
     n 1: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the
          veterans laughed at the new recruits" syn: veteran
          soldier
     2: a person who has served in the armed forces syn: vet, ex-serviceman
     3: an experienced person who has been through many battles;
        someone who has given long service syn: old-timer, oldtimer,
         old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager
see also:
seasoned veterana veteran soldier vet ex-serviceman old-timer 
oldtimer old hand warhorse old stager stager 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

78 moby thesaurus words for "veteran":
   father time, methuselah, nestor, old paar, blase, campaigner,
   centenarian, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, dotard, elder, experienced,
   expert, gaffer, geezer, golden-ager, gramps, grandfather,
   grandsire, graybeard, knowing, master, mature, matured,
   nonagenarian, not born yesterday, octogenarian, old,
   old campaigner, old chap, old codger, old dog, old duffer,
   old geezer, old gent, old gentleman, old hand, old man, old party,
   old pro, old salt, old sea dog, old soldier, old-time, old-timer,
   older, oldster, pantaloon, past master, patriarch, practical,
   practiced, presbyter, ripe, ripened, sagacious, salt, seasoned,
   seasoned veteran, senior citizen, septuagenarian, sexagenarian,
   shellback, skilled, sophisticated, the quiet-voiced elders, tried,
   tried and true, trouper, venerable sir, versed, vet, war-horse,
   warhorse, wise, world-wise, worldly, worldly-wise

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

veteran, wy
  zip codes: 82243

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

veteran, wy -- u.s. census designated place in wyoming
   population 2000:    28
   housing units 2000: 16
   land area 2000:     1.338599 sq. miles 3.466955 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.338599 sq. miles 3.466955 sq. km
   fips code:            80285
   located within:       wyoming wy, fips 56
   location:             41.961700 n, 104.381436 w
   zip codes 1990:     82243
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    veteran, wy
    veteran

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