noncommissioned officer

Noun
  1. A military officer appointed from enlisted personnel (synset 110380446)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
    subtypes:
    • aircraftman, aircraftsman - a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force
    • bombardier - a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery
    • chief petty officer - a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank
    • corporal - a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
    • drill instructor, drill master - a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
    • lance corporal - an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
    • p.o., petty officer, po - a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
    • sergeant - any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
    same as: enlisted officer, noncom

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