"Veteran" is a word in ENGLISH

veteran ENGLISH
Definition:

Long exercised in anything, especially in military life
and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a
veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill.

veteran ENGLISH
Definition:

One who has been long exercised in any service or art,
particularly in war; one who has had.

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drill ENGLISH

To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to instruct thoroughly …

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drill ENGLISH

The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution …

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fugleman ENGLISH

A soldier especially expert and well drilled, who takes his place in front of a military company, as a guide …

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train ENGLISH

To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual …

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