EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand

    あれほどのベテランにもかかわらず、彼はどうしてよいのかわからなかった。
    For all his experience, he had no idea what to do with it.

Also written ヴェテラン

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