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noncom

1 American  
[non-kom] / ˈnɒnˌkɒm /

noun

Informal.
  1. a noncommissioned officer.


noncom. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. noncommissioned.


Etymology

Origin of noncom

First recorded in 1740–50; short for noncommissioned

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Buzzy is the comical yet handsome noncom — rhymes with rom-com — sent to fetch the nice and naughty lists.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2020

As we played golf, I caught Flower up on a few other strands, including some gleaned by a former noncom from "down the Delta" who was working as a hotel interpreter.

From Golf Digest Sep. 13, 2010

Our operation commander was Mohammed Fadel, 41, a former shopkeeper from Aaiun and a onetime French army noncom; when he gave an arm signal, the first rounds arched toward Amgala.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beyond that, a bumpily laced, hurriedly donned legging will inevitably bring a bark from the noncom, a frigid stare from the nearest officer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The neatly dressed soldier shrugged and asked the noncom who worked with him.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

This adjustment is done by the lieutenant and a noncom. of the Engineers who has sprung up out of the ground.

From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater

Meanwhile the ever-ready American private soldier and his splendid executive officer, the American noncom., were really the rulers at San Francisco.

From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard

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