vet·e·ran /ˈvetərən/ ●○○ noun [countableC]1 PMsomeone who has been a soldier, sailor etc in a war 老兵,退伍軍人veteran ofa veteran of the Second World War 二戰老兵
2 EXPERIENCEsomeone who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity 老手,〔在某方面〕經驗豐富的人veteran ofa veteran of countless political campaigns 經歷過無數次政治運動的一名老將
veteran politician/campaigner/leader etcthe veteran leader of the socialist party 社會黨的資深領袖
veteran journalist/actor/goalkeeper etc 資深記者/資深演員/經驗豐富的守門員等