Apprentice
Apprentice noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.
Usage example: aware that she's only an apprentice in the medical field, she readily defers to her more experienced colleagues
Veteran is an antonym for apprentice.
Veteran
Veteran noun - A person with long experience in a specified area.
Usage example: as a veteran of overseas travel, she gave us solid advice about planning our trip
Apprentice is an antonym for veteran.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The most well-known of these include Antonidas (a veteran of the Second War) and his apprentice Jaina.
Source: The Archmage -
Much later, when the former apprentice pulls out a gun to kill the veteran hitman, his last words are "you're too close."
Source: Meaningful Echo - In Film/Coldblooded, the veteran hitman tells the apprentice hitman "you're too close" (meaning he'll get splattered by blood from his victim) on his first hit.
Source: Meaningful Echo
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