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▸ noun: (historical) A military leader, distinct from the modern professional military rank.
▸ noun: An honorary civilian title bestowed by some southern US states, most commonly Kentucky; notably Colonel Sanders of KFC.
▸ noun: (Southern US, dated) An informal title used to address an elderly man.
▸ noun: (US) A form of address for an auctioneer, from the American Civil War practice of commanding officers organizing the public sale of seized goods.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To act as or like a colonel.
▸ noun: (military) The military officer title.
Similar:
brigadier,
lieutenant,
sergeant,
commander,
commandant,
adjutant,
admiral,
soldier,
Sargeant,
Coronel,
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