veteran
UK ['vet.ər.ən] US ['ve.tˌɚ-] noun countable
ADVANCED
■a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity 经验丰富的人，老手•a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department在纽约员警署任职20年的老员警 ADVANCED (US informal vet)
■someone who has been in the armed forces during a war 老兵，退伍军人•a Vietnam veteran越战退伍军人 •the surviving veterans of World War II仍健在的二战老兵
UK ['vet.ər.ən] US ['ve.tˌɚ-] adjective [before noun]
ADVANCED
■having been involved in a particular activity for a long time 资深的，经验丰富的•She's also a veteran campaigner for human rights.她还是一位经验丰富的人权活动家。 ■UK
■old 古老的•He collects veteran cars (= cars made before 1905).他收藏老爷车（1905年前生产的车）。 Compare vintage |