'Colonel' definitions:
Definition of 'colonel'
From: WordNet
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
Definition of 'Colonel'
From: GCIDE
- Colonel \Colo"nel\, n. [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column.] (Mil.) The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'colonel'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ADC,
- aide,
- aide-de-camp,
- brigadier,
- brigadier general,
- captain,
- chicken colonel,
- chief of staff,
- CO,
- commandant,
- commander,
- commander in chief,
- commanding officer,
- commissioned officer,
- company officer,
- exec,
- executive officer,
- field marshal,
- field officer,
- first lieutenant,
- five-star general,
- four-star general,
- general,
- general officer,
- generalissimo,
- jemadar,
- junior officer,
- lieutenant,
- lieutenant colonel,
- lieutenant general,
- major,
- major general,
- marechal,
- marshal,
- OD,
- officer,
- one-star general,
- orderly officer,
- risaldar,
- senior officer,
- shavetail,
- sirdar,
- staff officer,
- subahdar,
- subaltern,
- sublieutenant,
- the brass,
- the Old Man,
- three-star general,
- top brass,
- two-star general