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noncommissioned officer

noun Military.

an enlisted person, as a sergeant or corporal, holding any of various ranks below commissioned or warrant officers.

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Nearby words

  1. noncombatant,
  2. noncombustible,
  3. noncomedogenic,
  4. noncommercial,
  5. noncommissioned,
  6. noncommittal,
  7. noncommunicable,
  8. noncommunicant,
  9. noncommunicating hydrocephalus,
  10. noncommunist

Origin of noncommissioned officer

First recorded in 1695–1705
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British Dictionary definitions for noncommissioned officer

noncommissioned officer

/ (ˌnɒnkəˈmɪʃənd) /

noun

(in the armed forces) a person, such as a sergeant or corporal, who is appointed from the ranks as a subordinate officer
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