# veteran

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɛ.tə.ɹən/ · frequency rank #5,094

## Definitions
1. A person with long experience of a particular activity.
2. A person with long experience of a particular activity.
3. A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.

## Easily confused with
- **veterans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veteran-vs-veterans)

## Common misspellings (10)
`evteran`, `veetran`, `vetearn`, `veterann`, `veterna`, `veterran`, `vetrean`, `vetteran`, `vteeran`, `vveteran`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/veteran