person with much or long experience, especially as a soldier
any ex-serviceman
"the veterans laughed at the new recruits"
"a seasoned traveler"
"veteran steadiness"
"a veteran officer"
The Spanish infantry, who in a summer's campaign had acquired the..weather-beaten aspect of veterans.
出自: W. H. Prescott
He was a veteran of many campaigns, full of old wisdom.
出自: R. Sutcliff