ranker

[ rang-ker ]

noun
  1. a person who ranks.

  2. British. a soldier in the ranks or a commissioned officer promoted from the ranks.

Origin of ranker

1
First recorded in 1825–35; rank1 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for ranker

ranker

/ (ˈræŋkə) /


noun
  1. a soldier in the ranks

  2. a commissioned officer who entered service as a recruit, esp in the army

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