field marshal

NOUN

highest-ranking army officer

Synonyms

WEAK

five-star general general of the army marshal

Example Sentences

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And as a field marshal, he is allowed to take on additional duties even after his retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

"Field marshals don't retire. They may leave a post, but they remain field marshal for life," he said.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Melissah Shishido, 60, a friend and fifth-grade teacher, emerged as field marshal for the operation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2023

Despite being specifically forbidden to do so, on January 31, 1943, German field marshal Friedrich Paulus surrendered what was left of his Sixth Army.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

“This is not peace,” declared French field marshal Ferdinand Foch.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman