WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
chick′en colo′nel, [Mil. Slang.]
  1. Militarya full colonel, as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel. Also called bird colonel. 
  • 1945–50, American.

'chicken colonel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bird colonel

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