Meanings
nounGreen Beret (plural Green Berets)
plural Green Berets
- USgovernmentA member of the United States Army Special Forces.
A former Green Beret wearing a tactical vest struck an officer in the face with a flagpole he was wielding like a spear during the Capitol riot, according to new court filings from the government and the F.B.I.
2021 March 19, Hailey Fuchs, “A former Green Beret used a flagpole to attack an officer in the Capitol riot, authorities say.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Origin
From the color of the beret worn by them.
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Green Beret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Green%20Beret
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