Campaigner
[kæm'peɪnə(r)] or [kæm'penɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who has served in an army in several campaigns; an old soldier; a veteran.
Edited by Jeffrey
Examples
- It was hardly an appeal to be successful with one who was an old campaigner as well as an old friend. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- My dear madam, said I, I am an old campaigner, and if I were not I can very well see that no apology is needed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Everett