ALL meanings of colonel
colo·nel
C c - countable noun colonel A colonel is a senior officer in an army, air force, or the marines. 3
- noun colonel an officer of land or air forces junior to a brigadier but senior to a lieutenant colonel 3
- noun colonel a military officer ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general, and corresponding to a captain in the navy 3
- noun colonel an honorary, nonmilitary title in some southern or western U.S. states 3
- noun colonel military rank 1
- noun colonel military: officer's title 1
- noun colonel military: high-ranking officer 1
- noun colonel An army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general. 1
- noun colonel an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking between lieutenant colonel and brigadier general: corresponding to a captain in the U.S. Navy. 1
- noun colonel a commissioned officer of similar rank in the armed forces of some other nations. 1
- noun colonel an honorary title bestowed by some Southern states, as to those who have brought honor to the state, prominent businesspersons, visiting celebrities, or the like: When the vice president visited the state he was made a Kentucky colonel. 1
- noun colonel Older Use. (in the South) a title of respect prefixed to the name of distinguished elderly men. 1
- noun colonel A commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general. 0