colonel
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
How often you will meet it
Rank 820 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 22,123 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.011% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
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
colonel in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The colonel cried, 'What, don't you know me?
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1
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Colonel Ray, who had been standing at the window, came back to us.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Arch had interested Colonel Pendleton in his "wild lands" at a horse sale in the Blue-grass.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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He is also a great stickler for etiquette, and prefers to be addressed as Major or Colonel, as the case may be.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Her captain was now a colonel, and was about to become a member of the government; at least, so she assured me.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1