Green Beret

noun

: a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces

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Oh’s military service also came under scrutiny, with particular contention over his claim to Green Beret service in campaign materials. Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 After a successful mission end in the penultimate episode of SEAL Team Season 7, which resulted in the capture of a major fentanyl drug trader and elimination of a Green Beret traitor, Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz) and Team Bravo head home to Virginia Beach. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024 Retired Green Beret: History is going to reflect on 2021 Afghanistan withdraw as an epic failure Lt. Col. Scott Mann (Ret.) slams the Biden administration for being ‘tone deaf’ and a having a lack of accountability for what happened during the Afghanistan withdraw. Beth Bailey, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024 Kent, a former Green Beret who has called for President Biden’s impeachment, accuses Gluesenkamp Perez of pretending to be a moderate. Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Green Beret 

Word History

Etymology

from the beret worn by Special Forces soldiers

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Green Beret was in 1949

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“Green Beret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Green%20Beret. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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