veteran
noun
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like.
veterans
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pluralof veteran.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On its website, it says it welcomes "above all" veterans of the Ukraine war and their families, as well as students and schoolchildren.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Homeownership boomed as the economy grew, home building increased, and financing became easier for veterans through the G.I.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Innovating from the inside: Company veterans sometimes aren’t seen as engines of innovation, but Jordan suggested that would be a mistake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The second-largest portion of these funds — $1.25 billion — would be set aside for housing for veterans, in the form of homeownership loans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Volunteers were reading the names of deceased Vietnam veterans in alphabetical order.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
