color sergeant

color sergeant
noun
a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors (Freq. 3)
Hypernyms: ↑sergeant

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noun
1. : a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors
2. : a Salvation Army soldier appointed as a flag bearer

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a sergeant who has charge of battalion or regimental colors.
[1805-15]

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color sergeant,
a soldier, usually a sergeant, who has charge of the colors of a battalion or regiment.

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ˈcolour sergeant 7 (especially US ˈcolor sergeant) noun
an officer of middle rank in the Royal Marines
 
Word Origin:
[colour sergeant] with reference to the sergeant's responsibility for carrying one of the regiment's colours in a guard of honour.

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