veteran soldier
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈvɛtərən ˈsoʊldʒər/
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veterano
- Many young recruits look up to the veteran soldier for guidance and advice about lasting in the military.
What's the landscape of psychological sufferings that veteran soldiers go through?
- What's the landscape of psychological sufferings that veteran soldiers go through?
Examples
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Mostly they're all veteran soldiers now.
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Veteran soldiers.
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The difference between the veteran soldier and the nonveteran is merely such exposure to battle and all of its uncertainties.
Academic text (2002) -
He was a veteran soldier: he had been knocked around in the victory at Ulm when he was fourteen and in the defeat in Prussia when he was twenty-two, but somewhere at the bottom of his soul he was still a crazy kid.
Fiction book (1998) -
The veteran soldier shared his experiences from years of combat during the ceremony.
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After serving in multiple deployments, the veteran soldier was honored for his bravery.
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who served in the military, often in a war
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4.5
A person who served in the armed forces often during a war
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A person with many years of experience in a job or field
How Battle-Hardened
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a soldier who has served for a long time or seen active service' is directly derivable from combining 'veteran' (a person who served in the military) with 'soldier' (an enlisted military person). This is a straightforward noun–noun compositional pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The phrase veteran soldier comes from the idea of a veteran as someone who has served a long time and a soldier who has fought in many battles. Picture an older soldier with medals and scars who knows the job well, and that's why it means 'a soldier with long experience'.