veteran: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with V · ends with N
Meaning of veteran
noun
A person with long experience of a particular activity.
Example: The company's new hires were nervous, but the veterans were self-assured because, as one summarized it, "this isn't our first rodeo."
A person with long experience of a particular activity. A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.
Example: We honor veterans and senior citizens with a ten percent discount.
- figuratively
A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.
Example: Their mules were clearly veterans. They seemed to know what to do even better than the teenage farmhand who was driving the team.
Listed forms: veterans.
Source: Wiktionary — veteran.
adj
- not-comparable
Having had long experience, practice, or service.
- not-comparable
Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.
Source: Wiktionary — veteran.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for veteran.
adjective
rendered competent through trial and experience
noun
a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
- veteran soldier
noun
a person who has served in the armed forces
noun
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
- old-timer
- oldtimer
- old hand
- warhorse
- old stager
- stager
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is veteran in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of veteran
V(4) + E(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of veteran
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from veteran
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