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{
"term": "veteran",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a person who has a lot of experience in a particular area or activity",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the veteran American actor, Clint Eastwood"
},
{
"text": "The speech was given by the veteran British actor and producer, Sir Richard Attenborough."
},
{
"text": "He's a seasoned veteran of the political establishment."
},
{
"text": "He's the seasoned veteran, who has taken the children to the museum many times."
},
{
"text": "a veteran of numerous political campaigns"
},
{
"text": "an eight-year veteran of the New York Yankees"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["battle-scarred", "grizzled", "long-time"],
"veteran + noun": ["campaigner", "leader", "politician"],
"preposition": ["veteran of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war",
"labels": "also North American English, informal",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "war veterans"
},
{
"text": "a veteran of the Spanish Civil War"
},
{
"text": "Veterans returned to heroes' welcomes."
},
{
"text": "Were veterans honoured and adequately rewarded for their sacrifice?"
},
{
"text": "veterans who served in Vietnam"
}
],
"topics": ["War and conflict"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["combat", "war", "army"],
"verb + veteran": ["honour/honor"],
"veteran + verb": ["fight", "serve", "return"],
"preposition": ["veteran of"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvetərən/",
"audio": "ve/veteran/veteran__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvetərən/",
"audio": "ve/veteran/veteran__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from French vétéran or Latin veteranus, from vetus ‘old’."
}