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.

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Meanings

nouncolour sergeant (plural colour sergeants)

plural colour sergeants

  1. UKA 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. biologyA nymphalid butterfly, Athyma nefte, of tropical Asia.

Translations

French sergent fourrier
  • sergent fourrierofficer of the British army
Irish bratsáirsint
  • bratsáirsintofficer of the British army
Cite this entry
APA

colour sergeant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20sergeant

MLA

“colour sergeant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20sergeant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colour sergeant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20sergeant.

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