English to Afrikaans Meaning of veteran - veteraan

Veteran :

veteraan

noun

veteraan, duif, skilpad, tortelduif, skelm persoon, boef, voorman, verlede meester

adjective

veteraan, ervaar, geslepe, skelm, schurk achtig, kenner, meesters, vertroud, ryp, verstok, grys, geskoolde, ou, antieke, bejaardes, gebruik, terug, bevestig, lang ervare

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Definitions of veteran in English

Noun(1) a serviceman who has seen considerable active service(2) a person who has served in the armed forces(3) an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Adjective(1) rendered competent through trial and experience

Examples of veteran in English

(1) Graham was a veteran member and former chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.(2) a veteran left-wing MP(3) Now that the veteran is in the master's category he is able to boast having shot his age no less than 27 times.(4) An esteemed veteran actor with a penchant for the unpredictable arrived and sat under a painting of fairies in a field.(5) The US secretary of state is a Vietnam veteran who has commanded field units at almost every level.(6) Scott was shown over the site of the Battle of the Boyne by an old veteran and was delighted by the experience.(7) Would you like to talk with someone who is a veteran of the Congress experience?(8) The team is in dire need of an experienced veteran to back him up and hopes to sign one before the regular season.(9) a Vietnam veteran(10) Even as the song was being sung, the veteran music director, sat as if in a transport reliving the creation of this song.(11) This veteran found the experience so outlandish that he could not tell anyone about it.(12) a veteran of two world wars(13) Then there's another police chief, suspicious of the veteran cop's dubious tactics on the job.(14) Not only was he the leading over 45, but he also beat the best of the over 40s to cross the line as the leading veteran .(15) But Afghanistan is the sort of experience that can screw up a veteran once he's home.(16) Doherty is an internet veteran after working in the multimedia, design and internet field since 1994.

Related Phrases of veteran

(1) war veteran ::

oorlogsveteraan

(2) disabled veteran ::

gestremde veteraan

Related Phrases of veteran

(1) war veteran ::

oorlogsveteraan

(2) disabled veteran ::

gestremde veteraan

Synonyms

Adjective

1. long-serving ::

lang-bediening

Noun

3. old hand ::

ou hand

4. ex-serviceman ::

ex-dienspligtige

Antonyms

1. colt ::

colt

2. neophyte ::

lidmaat van die gemeente

3. novice ::

beginner

4. recruit ::

werf

5. rookie ::

nuweling

6. tyro ::

nieuweling

Different Forms

veteran, veterans

Word Example from TV Shows

He's a VETERAN of 100 battles

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 2

We can all see that. But he is a VETERAN of 100 battles.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 6

Examples of veteran from TV Shows

He's a VETERAN of 100 battles

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 2

We can all see that. But he is a VETERAN of 100 battles.

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 6

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