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Vett vs Vet – What’s the difference?

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Vett vs Vet - What's the difference?
As a noun vett is .

As a verb vet is.

vett

Not English

Vett has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to ‘vett’:

vat , vet , vaut

vet

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(en noun )

  • (colloquial) A veterinarian or veterinary surgeon.
  • * {{quote-news

    • , year=2011
    , date=December 14
    , author=Steven Morris
    , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave
    , work=Guardian
    citation
    , page=
    , passage=Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was “no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily” before dying.}}

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun )

  • (colloquial, US) A veteran (a former soldier or other member of an armed forces).
    • Usage notes

    Although veteran” can be used in many contexts such as sports or business to describe someone with many years of experience, ”vet is usually used only for former military personnel.

    Etymology 3

    possibly by analogy from Etymology 1, in the sense of “verifying the soundness [of an animal]”

    Verb

    (vett)

  • To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.
    • The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.
    References

    OED2

    Synonyms

    * evaluate

    Derived terms

    * vetter

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