Adjective

(-)

Having had long experience, practice, or service.

* Macaulay

The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists and courtiers.

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, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=4 citation , passage=Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins like a veteran army that had marched down to drink, only to be stricken motionless at the water’s edge.}}

Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.

Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.

*1910 , , "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia :

*:The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.

That has left employment (of a person), especially on reaching pensionable age.

The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.