veteran

From LSJ

ἀεί ποτ' εὖ μὲν ἀσκός εὖ δὲ θύλακος ἅνθρωπός ἐστι → this guy's always good at being a wineskin, and at times a winesack

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

Use adj., P. and V. ἔμπειρος, ἀπόμαχος, ἀφῆλιξ, ἐκστρατευσάμενος, ἀπολύσιμος, οὐετερανός, οὐετρανός.

old: P. and V. γεραιός.

German > Latin

veteran, veteranus. – der Veteran, a) als Soldat, miles veteranus od. vetus: Veteranen, auch bl. veterani. – b) in einem andern Fache, durch die Ausdrücke unter »wohlbewandert«.