Meanings
nounwar veteran (plural war veterans)
plural war veterans
- A person who has served in the armed forces during a war, as contrasted with one who served entirely during peacetime.
Translations
Danish krigsveteran
- krigsveteranperson who has served in the armed forces during a war
Dutch oud-strijder
- oud-strijderperson who has served in the armed forces during a war
Finnish sotaveteraani
- sotaveteraaniperson who has served in the armed forces during a war
French ancien combattant
- ancien combattantperson who has served in the armed forces during a war
German Kriegsveteran
- Kriegsveteranperson who has served in the armed forces during a war
Norwegian Bokmål krigsveteran
- krigsveteranperson who has served in the armed forces during a war
Polish weteran (wojenny)
- weteran (wojenny)person who has served in the armed forces during a war
Swedish krigsveteran
- krigsveteranperson who has served in the armed forces during a war
Cite this entry
APA
war veteran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20veteran
MLA
“war veteran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20veteran. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war veteran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20veteran.
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