veteran
noun
[ ˈvɛt(ə)r(ə)n ]
• a person who has had long experience in a particular field.
• "a veteran of two world wars"
Similar:
retired soldier,
old hand,
old-timer,
old stager,
past master,
doyen,
authority,
master,
grandmaster,
master hand,
expert,
virtuoso,
maestro,
pro,
ace,
hotshot,
old warhorse,
long-serving,
seasoned,
mature,
old,
established,
hardened,
adept,
consummate,
well versed,
well trained,
practised,
experienced,
worldly-wise,
qualified,
proficient,
professional,
battle-scarred,
crack,
mean,
Origin:
early 16th century: from French vétéran or Latin veteranus, from vetus ‘old’.
