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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Perhaps at some point the old soldier left the Hudson Valley and rode west, with opportunity in mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
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 boy reached up and thrust her spear high in a polished rack against a pillar where tough spear on spear of the old soldier, his father, stood in order.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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