Synonyms of the word

veteran

• n. A person with long experience of a particular activity.
• n. A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.
• adj. Having had long experience, practice, or service.
• adj. Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.

ex-serviceman

• n. A man who used to be in the armed forces.

experienced

• adj. Having experience and skill in a subject.
• adj. Experient.
• v. past participle of experience.

experient

• n. A person who experiences something.
• adj. Met with in the course of experience.

expert

• adj. Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
• adj. Characteristic of an expert.
• n. A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
• n. (chess) A player ranking just below master.

man

• n. An adult male human.
• n. (collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
• n. A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.).
• n. (collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.).
• n. (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
• n. (obsolete) A sentient being, whether human or supernatural.
• n. An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity,…
• n. (uncountable, obsolete, uncommon) Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
• n. A husband.
• n. A lover; a boyfriend.
• n. A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used…
• n. A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last…
• n. A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
• n. A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
• n. An adult male servant. (historical) A vassal. A subject.
• n. A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
• n. (MLE, slang) Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.
• n. A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience,…
• n. A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.
• adj. Only used in man enough.
• interj. Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing…
• v. (transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
• v. (transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).
• v. (reflexive, possibly dated) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To wait on, attend to or escort.
• v. (transitive, obsolete, chiefly falconry) To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence…

old-timer

• n. One who has been around for a long time or has a great deal of experience; a veteran.

oldtimer

• n. An elderly person.
• n. A veteran.
• n. A vintage car.

seasoned

• v. simple past tense and past participle of season.
• adj. Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby.
• adj. Of a food, often a liquid: containing seasonings.

serviceman

• n. A man who serves in the armed forces.
• n. A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.

stager

• n. An actor on the stage.
• n. One who stages a theatrical performance.
• n. One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived…
• n. A horse used in drawing a stage.

vet

• n. (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
• n. (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of an armed forces).
• v. To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.

warhorse

• n. (historical) Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armored knight.
• n. (theater, music) A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony,…
• n. An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given…