old soldier
Britishnoun
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a former soldier or veteran
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an experienced or practised person
Example Sentences
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His defiance made for great theater when the Miller, an old soldier, called on God to spare his daughter the fate of being prey to a seducer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2019
But a historic time bomb may be ticking under the portly old soldier.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2019
Anthony Hopkins’s embattled old soldier, Titus, and Alan Cumming’s high-camp Saturninus both command attention, but Taymor deserves full credit for making the experience both horrible and appallingly funny.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2019
Desertion from the US army carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, and the old soldier knew that if he tried to join his wife in Japan the US military would arrest him.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2017
“Fertig?” whispered the old soldier to the others.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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