Green Beret

English

Etymology

From the color of the beret worn by them.

Noun

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.