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Sargent vs Colonel - What's the difference?

sargent | colonel |

As a proper noun sargent

is .

As a noun colonel is

a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps in us military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.

sargent

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Sargent) (en proper noun)
  • A city in Nebraska.

    • colonel

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete) * (abbreviation) * (abbreviation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
  • *
    • The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. […] But there was not a more lascivious reprobate and gourmand in all London than this same Greystone.

    Usage notes

    * When used as a title, it is always capitalized.

    Related terms

    * bird colonel