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veteran/ˈvet(ə)r(ə)n/n. 1 a person who has grown old in or had long experience of esp. military service or an occupation 老兵，老战士；老手；经验丰富的人 a war veteran 老兵，退伍军人; a veteran of the theatre 有经验的演员; a veteran marksman 老射手 2 N. Amer. an ex-serviceman or servicewoman [北美]退伍军人 3 (作 attrib.) of or for veterans 老兵的，老战士的 [French vétéran or Latin veteranus (adj. & n.) from vetus -eris ‘old’] |