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war veteran

war veteran noun: a person who has served in the armed forces during a war, as contrasted with one who served entirely during peacetime.

Noun

war veteran (plural war veterans)

  1. A person who has served in the armed forces during a war, as contrasted with one who served entirely during peacetime.

Forms of war veteran

pluralwar veterans

Questions about war veteran

What does war veteran mean?
War veteran means a person who has served in the armed forces during a war, as contrasted with one who served entirely during peacetime.
What part of speech is war veteran?
War veteran is a noun.
What is the plural of war veteran?
The plural of war veteran is war veterans.

Words near war veteran in the dictionary

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  2. war torn
  3. war tourism
  4. war tuba
  5. war tubas
  6. war veteran
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  8. war wagon
  9. war wagons
  10. war wearier
  11. war weariest

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