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<ent_seq>1558200</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>歴戦</keb>
<ke_pri>news2</ke_pri>
<ke_pri>nf44</ke_pri>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>れきせん</reb>
<re_pri>news2</re_pri>
<re_pri>nf44</re_pri>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>veteran (e.g. soldier)</gloss>
<gloss>battle-hardened</gloss>
<gloss>seasoned</gloss>
<gloss>(of) long military service</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2019-01-23 22:09:12" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Specifically fighting.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>daijr: "何回も戦場で戦った経験があること。"</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;having experienced many battles&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2019-01-24 00:11:37" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-02-03 05:23:20" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Brian Krznarich</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Chiefly an adjective, so I think it should have adj. glosses available (again, not easily derived from the nouns).  The specific encounter was 
歴戦の老戦士
1. a seasoned old warrior
2. an old, seasoned warrior

that's +2 for "seasoned".  "veteran" is fairly common in reverso. I pulled battle-hardened from reverso, which I saw a couple of times. Maybe a bit strong, but eijiro give "battle-scarred veteran", so I don't know. Eijiro's "battle-tested" actually seems too weak.  Not enough implied battling....

〘名〙 何度もの戦争を経験したこと。何回も戦ったことのあること。 &lt;- lots of battling</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>歴戦	55192	  
歴戦の	50884
歴戦の勇者	7166	  
歴戦の勇士	5748	  
歴戦の傭兵	3385	  
歴戦の猛者	2902	  
歴戦の傭兵エキドナ	2724	  
歴戦の強者	1992	  
歴戦の戦士	1529	
... etc.

https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%e6%ad%b4%e6%88%a6%e3%81%ae
歴戦の
battle-tested
単語帳
歴戦のを含む検索結果一覧
歴戦の兵士
experienced soldier
veteran《軍事》
歴戦の勇士
battle-scarred veteran
a brave and experienced soldier</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -16 +15,0 @@
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;adj-no;&lt;/pos&gt;
@@ -18,0 +18,6 @@
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;adj-no;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;seasoned (e.g. soldier)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;veteran&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;battle-hardened&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-02-06 03:14:37" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Just one sense, and obviously best as an adjective.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;adj-no;&lt;/pos&gt;
@@ -16,7 +17 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;long military service&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;having experienced many battles&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;/sense&gt;
-&lt;sense&gt;
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;adj-no;&lt;/pos&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;seasoned (e.g. soldier)&lt;/gloss&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;veteran&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;veteran (e.g. soldier)&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -23,0 +19,2 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;seasoned&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;(of) long military service&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>