Colonel San·ders /ˌkɜːnl ˈsɑːndəz $ ˌkɜːrnl ˈsændərz/ the man who developed the recipe for making Kentucky Fried Chicken which is sold in fast food restaurants. He is shown in advertisements as a friendly old man from the South of the US, where fried chicken is a typical dish. His name is sometimes used to mean the product or the restaurant They were heading for the nearest Colonel Sanders.