COLONEL
colonel
(noun) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
Colonel (uncountable)
(military) The military officer title.
Etymology
Noun
colonel (plural colonels)
A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
Usage notes
• When used as a title, it is always capitalized.
Verb
colonel (third-person singular simple present colonels, present participle colonelling or coloneling, simple past and past participle colonelled or coloneled)
(intransitive) To act as or like a colonel.
Source: Wiktionary
Colo"nel, n. Etym: [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or
commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column.]
(Mil.)
Definition: The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above
a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition