{
    "term": "veteran",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who has a lot of experience in a particular area or activity",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the veteran American actor, Clint Eastwood"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The speech was given by the veteran British actor and producer, Sir Richard Attenborough."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a seasoned veteran of the political establishment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's the seasoned veteran, who has taken the children to the museum many times."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a veteran of numerous political campaigns"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an eight-year veteran of the New York Yankees"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["battle-scarred", "grizzled", "long-time"],
                "veteran + noun": ["campaigner", "leader", "politician"],
                "preposition": ["veteran of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war",
            "labels": "also North American English, informal",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "war veterans"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a veteran of the Spanish Civil War"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Veterans returned to heroes' welcomes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Were veterans honoured and adequately rewarded for their sacrifice?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "veterans who served in Vietnam"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["combat", "war", "army"],
                "verb + veteran": ["honour/​honor"],
                "veteran + verb": ["fight", "serve", "return"],
                "preposition": ["veteran of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvetərən/",
                "audio": "ve/veteran/veteran__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvetərən/",
                "audio": "ve/veteran/veteran__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from French vétéran or Latin veteranus, from vetus ‘old’."
}