colonel

noun/ˈkɜrnəl/

Frequency rank: #2,386 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A high-ranking officer in the army.

Illustration for the English word “colonel”

Example sentence

The colonel led his troops into battle with great courage.

Synonyms & related words

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