Associations to the word «Colonel»

Wiktionary

COLONEL, noun. 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.
COLONEL BLIMP, noun. (British) A stereotype of a pompous, ex-military middle-aged man, conservative and opposed to new ideas.
COLONEL BLIMPS, noun. Plural of Colonel Blimp
COLONEL SANDERS, noun. (slang) a KFC restaurant.

Dictionary definition

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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats