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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The old soldier is standing in a long line at Lviv railway station waiting to be evacuated to Poland along with his daughter, daughter-in-law and four of his grandchildren.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2022
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
He clearly felt that as an old soldier of the movie business, he didn’t have to explain himself.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2018
The old soldier, rope in hand, was paying scant attention.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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