Green Beret

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the color of the beret worn by them.

Noun[edit]

Green Beret (plural Green Berets)

  1. (US military) A member of the United States Army Special Forces.
    Coordinate term: blue beret
    • 2021 March 19, Hailey Fuchs, “A former Green Beret used a flagpole to attack an officer in the Capitol riot, authorities say.”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      A former Green Beret wearing a tactical vest struck an officer in the face with a flagpole he was wielding like a spear during the Capitol riot, according to new court filings from the government and the F.B.I.