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chief petty officer
noun
, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.
- a noncommissioned rank above petty officer first class and below senior petty officer. : CPO, C.P.O., c.p.o.
chief petty officer
noun
- the senior naval rank for personnel without commissioned or warrant rank CPO
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chief petty officer1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Example Sentences
A chief petty officer is not the highest rating of the enlisted service.
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Two were Coast Guardsmen, one a lieutenant and the other a chief petty officer.
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"In that case I ask your pardon," replied the coastguard, whose badges proclaimed him to be a chief petty officer.
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We had barely finished when the chief petty officer came up and examined the clews.
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Chief Petty Officer Munro returned thanks on behalf of his comrades, and said that the reception had been quite unexpected.
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