enlisted man

noun

1. any member of the U.S. armed services who is not a commissioned officer or a warrant officer, especially one ranking below a noncommissioned officer or a petty officer.

enlisted man

noun

1. a serviceman who holds neither a commission nor a warrant and is not under training for officer rank as a cadet or midshipman

Word History and Origins

Origin of enlisted man¹

First recorded in 1715–25