petty officer

Noun
  1. A noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army (synset 110440554)
    is a type of: enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
    subtypes:
    • master-at-arms - the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship
    • scpo, senior chief petty officer - a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army
    same as: p.o., po

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