Equestrian vs Vet - What's the difference?
equestrian | vet |
of horseback riding or horseback riders
(colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
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To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
As an adjective equestrian
is of horseback riding or horseback riders.As a noun equestrian
is an equestrian person; a horserider.As a verb vet is
.equestrian
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- They were an equestrian people.
- After his death an equestrian statue was created.
Hyponyms
* equestrienneDerived terms
* equestrianismvet
English
Etymology 1
.Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.}}
Etymology 2
.Usage notes
Although veteran'' can be used in many contexts such as sports or business to describe someone with many years of experience, ''vet is usually used only for former military personnel.Etymology 3
possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of "verifying the soundness [of an animal]"Verb
(vett)- The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
References
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