vet
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4.5
- noun
- /vɛt/
- Informal
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veterano
- After serving two tours in the Middle East, he proudly identifies as a vet.
- Vietnam vet
- war vet
- help injured vets
He had what you know, vets would call PTSD because it's real.
- He had what you know, vets would call PTSD because it's real.
- Why do you think so many Vietnam vets moved back to the area?
- Yaris, I am a disabled Native American combat vet who lost both legs in war.
- And then I want to build veterans land for these these vets who just need a nice clean place to live.
- Look, I watched your interview yesterday with the four vets.
Examples
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A homeless man with a handwritten sign, "Vietnam vet," stands at the bottom of the off-ramp.
Academic text (2011) -
Yaris, I am a disabled Native American combat vet who lost both legs in war.
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I worked with an A vet who came back after being in Iraq.
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Both are war vets and shared a cell block for the last month.
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Fast was a Vietnam vet, and during the war, worked as a "tunnel rat."
Fiction book (1999) -
My partner and I are trying to transition some of the homeless vets out here into affordable housing.
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You see Iraq and Afghanistan vets, guys who have no legs doing this run.
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Hilary, all right, I've got the vets. What do you want me to do with them?
Fiction book (1994) -
I am going to continue to focus on building my nonprofit Waypoint Vets, Waypoint vets.org.
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The Vietnam vet shared his experiences during a panel discussion at the local community center.
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who served in the military, often in a war
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3.3
A person who has served many years in the army and fought in wars
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vet is also a short form of veteran, from the Latin vetus meaning 'old'. That's why a vet is someone who has served in the armed forces and has experience.