Green Beret

noun

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

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Once Sumrall asked Whitt to join him at their third stop together following two-year stints together at Troy (2022-23) and Tulane (2024-25), the 54-year-old former Green Beret visited Gainesville to survey his new home. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026 Staff Sergeant Gregory Foster was a Green Beret deployed to Afghanistan when he was injured in an ambush in 2011 and was awarded the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with valor for bravery. Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 More recently, he has been questioned for being a guest on a podcast hosted by Nate Cornacchia, a retired Green Beret who has been accused of antisemitism. Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026 More recently, he has been questioned for being a guest on a podcast hosted by Nate Cornacchia, a retired Green Beret who has been accused of antisemitism. ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026 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 13 May. 2026.

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