Vocabulary
Veteran
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a person who has had long experience in a particular field.
Urdu meaning
تجربہ کار، پکا، آزمودہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The veteran judge, while speaking in Karachi, also dwelt on the role the senior judiciary has played in the country`s history by endorsing the unconstitutional moves of strongmen.
- Veteran Baloch leader Sardar Akhtar Mengal has also denounced the detention of the women activists, terming it unprecedented in the province`s history.
- The veteran politician had initiated a protest campaign after the authorities detained BYC`s Mahrang Baloch and other activists.
- Imran Khan is prepared to come to the negotiating table if the establishment is prepared to talk, PTI veteran Azam Khan Swati recently communicated through the media.
- Soon afterwards, US Congress veteran Republican Lindsay Graham, a staunch Trump ally, also harped on the `disrespect to the US` tune, even calling for Zelensky`s resignation.
Synonyms
retired soldier, old hand, old-timer, old stager, past master, doyen, authority, master, grandmaster.
Antonyms
novice, apprentice, recruit
Curator example
“a veteran of two world wars”
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