color sergeant

noun

1. a sergeant who has charge of battalion or regimental colors.

Word History and Origins

Origin of color sergeant¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

When the battle began, the color-sergeant had received a ball in the breast, and had fallen dead.

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The color sergeant, seeing that an attack upon us was threatened, drew his revolver and stood on the defensive.

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Our color sergeant, Charles Becherer, was shot in the right shoulder and disabled.

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The color guard, by command of the senior color sergeant, presents arms on receiving and parting with the color.

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The senior color sergeant carries the national color; the junior color sergeant carries the regimental color.

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