enlisted man

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noun

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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Origin of enlisted man

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby enlisted man

enlightened, enlightening, enlightenment, Enlil, enlist, enlisted man, enlisted woman, enlistee, enlistment, enliven, enmarble

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How to use enlisted man in a sentence

Low-level enlisted men and officers all routinely used only first names.
How unruly, knife-wielding swimmers became the first Navy SEALs|David Philipps|December 5, 2021|Popular-Science
He had the distinction of becoming a “mustang,” a Marine enlisted man elevated to officer.
The First American Casualties of our Iraq “Adventure”|Michael Daly|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It may easily be seen why it was that an enlisted man often went for months without being able to draw his pay.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
Im only an enlisted man and they dont give enlisted men enough math to answer questions like that.
A Place in the Sun|C.H. Thames

Any enlisted man is entitled to play this game and he is sure of making a score.
Biltmore Oswald|J. Thorne Smith, Jr.
There are more uncertainties than anything else, except hard work, in the life of an enlisted man.
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories|Mary Hallock Foote
Experience has proven that you cannot fraternize with an enlisted man one minute and then punish him for misconduct the next.
The Plattsburg Manual|O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey

British Dictionary definitions for enlisted man

enlisted man

noun

US 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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