enlisted man

American  

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.

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enlisted man British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of enlisted man

First recorded in 1715–25

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Example Sentences

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enlisted man

After college, Mueller enlisted in the US Marines, and after one year as an enlisted man, entered officer candidate school.

From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026

In the story, an envious officer sets a trap for a popular enlisted man, triggering tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

Officially, the military had me down as an enlisted man who’d signed up for a hitch in the Navy and had gotten himself attached to MCB 71, a Mobile Construction Battalion, the Seabees.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

Heinz Co. in 1965 after a stint on active duty as an enlisted man in the Air Force Reserve.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2021

General Dreedle had thrown open Colonel Cathcart’s private skeet-shooting range to every officer and enlisted man in the group on combat duty.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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