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Definition of vet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vet

noun
 
/vet/
 
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  1. (especially British English)
    (North American English usually veterinarian)
    (also British English, formal veterinary surgeon)
    a person who has been trained in the science of animal medicine, whose job is to treat animals who are sick or injured
    • We had to take the dog to the local vet.
    Topics Jobsb2, Farmingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • qualified
    • chief
    • practising/​practicing
    • …
    verb + vet
    • call
    • call out
    • contact
    • …
    vet + verb
    • recommend something
    • examine something
    • treat something
    • …
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  2. vet’s
    (plural vets)
    the place where a vet works
    • I've got to take the dog to the vet's tomorrow.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • qualified
    • chief
    • practising/​practicing
    • …
    verb + vet
    • call
    • call out
    • contact
    • …
    vet + verb
    • recommend something
    • examine something
    • treat something
    • …
    See full entry
  3. (North American English, informal)
    (also veteran British and North American English)
    a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war
    • a Vietnam vet
    4. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 mid 19th cent: abbreviation of veterinary or veterinarian. noun sense 3 mid 19th cent.: abbreviation.
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