Hyphenation of veteran

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word veteran? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

vet-er-an

Definitions of veteran:

1.	A serviceman who has seen considerable active service The veterans laughed at the new recruits
2.	A person who has served in the armed forces
3.	An experienced person who has been through many battles Someone who has given long service
4.	Rendered competent through trial and experience A seasoned traveler Veteran steadiness A veteran officer

Synonyms of veteran:

adj	seasoned, experienced
noun	veteran soldier, serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
noun	vet, ex-serviceman, serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
noun	old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager, expert

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.