rank-and-filer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rank-and-filer
1935–40, rank and file + -er 1
Example Sentences
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The rank-and-filer earns an average of $363,000 a year, not counting shaving-cream endorsements.
From Time Magazine Archive
The revolt was uncoordinated, lacked funds and headquarters, had as its leader a little-known rank-and-filer named Don Rarick, 37, for 19 years a worker at U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
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