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colonel

UK /ˈkɜːnəl/US /ˈkɝnəl/

noun 6
verb 1
forms 6

noun6

a senior officer in an army or an air force, just below the top officers
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The military officer title.
- Consequently the necessity for the reorganization of the Guard, during the ten months’ absence of yourself and Colonels Smith and Banks, could not have been averted under our present Military Code. — 1899
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(historical) A military leader, distinct from the modern professional military rank.
- General Charles-Maximilian Fiennes was made colonel of the army. — 2009
An honorary civilian title bestowed by some southern US states, most commonly Kentucky; notably Colonel Sanders of KFC.
(Southern-US, old-fashioned) An informal title used to address an elderly man.
(US) A form of address for an auctioneer, from the American Civil War practice of commanding officers organizing the public sale of seized goods.

verb1

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To act as or like a colonel.
- Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling, And out he rode Colonelling. — 1663

forms

coloneled · colonelled · coloneling · colonelling · colonels · Colonels

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