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VETERAN SOLDIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does veteran soldier mean?
• VETERAN SOLDIER (noun)
The noun VETERAN SOLDIER has 1 sense:
1. a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
Familiarity information: VETERAN SOLDIER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A serviceman who has seen considerable active service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
veteran; veteran soldier
Context example:
the veterans laughed at the new recruits
Hypernyms ("veteran soldier" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
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