Synonyms for colonel
ˈkɜr nlcolonel

Princeton's WordNet

1. colonelnoun

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Commissioned Military Officer
   • Military

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1. List of paraphrases for "colonel":

   col., coronel, colonei, oberst, sir, lieutenant-colonel, col, -colonel, colonels, promenade

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1. Kevin Hochman:

   Other than not quite looking like him, his voice being different, and his inability to cook the world's best chicken, we thought Norm was the perfect choice to play the real Colonel. I think the fans will agree.

2. Ann Wright:

   People who have privilege - I'm a white woman, I'm a retired lieutenant colonel - have to do this because we can.

3. Tom Wolf:

   There has been no final decision regarding a renomination, colonel Brown will continue to serve as acting commissioner. There is no time limit on how long someone can serve in an acting role.

4. Andrea Zahumensky:

   We launched into this process that we believe now is going to be able to compete, the' Crispy Colonel' has a lot of fans, but we knew we could do better and it wasn't good enough for us.

5. Witness Katie Domingue:

   He wasn't saying anything. I didn't hear anybody screaming either, prayers for Lafayette at Grand Theater. Talking to state police colonel about shooting in Lafayette.