noncommissioned officer

noncommissioned officer
Synonyms and related words:
Big Brother, NCO, acting corporal, acting sergeant, auditor, boatswain, boss, buck private, centurion, chief, chief warrant officer, color sergeant, common soldier, comptroller, controller, corporal, enlisted man, first sergeant, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, havildar, head, headman, inspector, lance corporal, lance sergeant, master sergeant, mess sergeant, monitor, naik, noncom, overman, overseer, platoon sergeant, private, private first class, proctor, sarge, sergeant, sergeant first class, sergeant major, sirdar, slave driver, staff sergeant, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, taskmaster, technical sergeant, top sergeant, topkick, visitor, warrant officer

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  • Noncommissioned officer — Noncommissioned Non com*mis sioned, a. Not having a commission. [1913 Webster] {Noncommissioned officer} (Mil.), a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • noncommissioned officer — (NCO) military officer who does not hold a commission, enlisted soldier given a position of command over other enlisted troops, noncom …   English contemporary dictionary

  • noncommissioned officer — [nän΄kə mish′əndôf′ə sər, nän΄kə mish′ənd] n. an enlisted person of any of various grades in the armed forces, as, in the U.S. Army, from corporal to sergeant major inclusive: see also PETTY OFFICER …   English World dictionary

  • noncommissioned officer — noun a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel • Syn: ↑noncom, ↑enlisted officer • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …   Useful english dictionary

  • noncommissioned officer — noun A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word. A… …   Wiktionary

  • Noncommissioned officer's creed — In the United States, the non commissioned officer s creed, shortened to NCO creed, is a tool used to educate and remind enlisted leaders of their responsibilities and authority, and serves as a Code of conduct. Each branch has their own version …   Wikipedia

  • noncommissioned officer — noun Date: 1703 a subordinate officer (as a sergeant) in the army, air force, or marine corps appointed from among enlisted personnel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • noncommissioned officer — non|com|mis|sioned of|fi|cer [ ,nankə,mıʃnd ɔfısər ] noun count an officer of low rank in the military …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • noncommissioned officer — non′com•mis′sioned of′ficer [[t]ˈnɒn kəˈmɪʃ ənd, ˌnɒn [/t]] n. mil an enlisted person, as a sergeant or corporal, holding a rank below commissioned or warrant officer in the armed forces • Etymology: 1695–1705 …   From formal English to slang

  • noncommissioned officer — A person enlisted in the Armed Forces, who has some rank, but not a rank evidenced by a commission. See warrant officer …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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