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colour sergeant

colour sergeant noun: a non-commissioned officer in some infantry regiments of the British army, equivalent in rank to a staff sergeant in most other armies. A colour sergeant ranks above a sergeant and below a warrant officer.

Noun

colour sergeant (plural colour sergeants)

  1. (UK) A non-commissioned officer in some infantry regiments of the British army, equivalent in rank to a staff sergeant in most other armies. A colour sergeant ranks above a sergeant and below a warrant officer.
  2. A nymphalid butterfly, Athyma nefte, of tropical Asia.

Forms of colour sergeant

pluralcolour sergeants

Questions about colour sergeant

What does colour sergeant mean?
Colour sergeant means a non-commissioned officer in some infantry regiments of the British army, equivalent in rank to a staff sergeant in most other armies. A colour sergeant ranks above a sergeant and below a warrant officer.
What part of speech is colour sergeant?
Colour sergeant is a noun.
What is the plural of colour sergeant?
The plural of colour sergeant is colour sergeants.

Words near colour sergeant in the dictionary

  1. colour revolutions
  2. colour scheme
  3. colour schemes
  4. colour screw
  5. colour screws
  6. colour sergeant
  7. colour sergeants
  8. colour space
  9. colour stories
  10. colour story
  11. colour supplement

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