'Veteran' definitions:
Definition of 'veteran'
From: WordNet
adjective
Rendered competent through trial and experience; "a seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran officer" [syn: seasoned, veteran(a)]
noun
A serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits" [syn: veteran, veteran soldier]
noun
A person who has served in the armed forces [syn: veteran, vet, ex-serviceman]
noun
An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service [syn: veteran, old- timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager]
Definition of 'Veteran'
From: GCIDE
- Veteran \Vet"er*an\ (v[e^]t"[~e]r*an), n. [L. veteranus (sc. miles): cf. F. v['e]t['e]ran.] 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]
Definition of 'Veteran'
From: GCIDE
- Veteran \Vet"er*an\ (v[e^]t"[~e]r*an), 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]
Synonyms of 'veteran'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blase,
- campaigner,
- centenarian,
- cosmopolitan,
- cosmopolite,
- dotard,
- elder,
- experienced,
- expert,
- Father Time,
- gaffer,
- geezer,
- golden-ager,
- gramps,
- grandfather,
- grandsire,
- graybeard,
- knowing,
- master,
- mature,
- matured,
- Methuselah,
- Nestor,
- 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 Paar,
- 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
Veteran, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.