Veteran

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 500

vefer-an, a. Long exercised in anything, esp. in military life and the duties of a soldier. — n. One who has been long exercised, etc.— Veferinary, -Sr-I-na-rT, a. Pert, to the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, etc. — Vet'erinalian, -nalT-an, n. One skilled in the diseases of cattle or domestic animals.