old soldier

noun

1. a former soldier or veteran

2. an experienced or practised person

Example Sentences

One evening in the autumn of 1903, an old soldier strolling a Sawtelle street heard someone say the name “Russell.”

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In December 1902, an old soldier, said to be mortally ill, cut his own throat on a street in Sawtelle and died a couple of weeks later.

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It was a big fuss he didn’t really expect, though the old soldier had tears in his eyes long before he caught sight of a cake decorated with a replica of his uniform and the medals he earned.

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It was so commonplace that doctors even had a label for it, Old Soldier Syndrome.

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"Farewell, old soldier. That's goodnight and goodbye to our beloved Bernard," Davies wrote on Instagram.

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Related Words

• expert 
• pro 
• vet