Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colour sergeant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
colour sergeant
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

British usage

noun

A nymphalid butterfly, Athyma nefte, of tropical Asia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

colour sergeants (plural)

Questions

What does colour sergeant mean?
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.

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