| Main Entry: | pancake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flat, round breakfast cake |
Synonyms: |
batter cake, blanket*, cake, crepe, flapjack, griddle cake, hotcake, johnnycake, jonnycake, sourdough, waffle, wheat cake, wheat |
| Main Entry: | veteran |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person with much experience; particularly in war |
Synonyms: |
GI, expert, old guard, old hand, old pro, old salt, old soldier, old-timer, pro, shellback, sourdough, trouper, vet, warhorse |
Antonyms: |
rookie |
| Main Entry: | prospector |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explorer |
Synonyms: |
miner, sourdough |
| Concept: | Veteran. |
| Category: | 2. RELATIVE TIME; Time with reference to succession |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
veteran, old man, seer, patriarch, graybeard; grandfather, grandsire; grandam; gaffer, gammer; crone; pantaloon; sexagenarian, octogenarian, nonagenarian, centenarian; old stager; dotard., preadamite, Methuselah, Nestor, old Parr; elders; forefathers (paternity).
-phrases
"superfluous lags the veteran on the stage" [Johnson].
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Antonyms: |
infant |
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