field marshal

noun

: the highest ranking military officer (as in the British army)

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Also, Ramsey could play in the slot which would help the Rams drop Quentin Lake back to deeper safety to be a field marshal. Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 In Chester County, Friel Otten has become a field marshal of this movement. Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024 Alex Cooper has sold a letter from George Washington as well as a World War II-era field marshal baton that fetched more than $700,000 in 2010. Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024 Prince Philip was by his wife’s side for her Scottish coronation celebration in 1953 and sported a field marshal's uniform. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for field marshal

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of field marshal was in 1736

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“Field marshal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20marshal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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field marshal

noun
: an officer (as in the British army) of the highest rank

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