noncommissioned officer

non·com·mis·sioned officer (nnk-mshnd)

n. Abbr. NCO

An enlisted member of the armed forces, such as a corporal, sergeant, or petty officer, appointed to a rank conferring leadership over other enlisted personnel.

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noncommissioned officer

Noun

(in the armed forces) a person who is appointed as a subordinate officer, from the lower ranks, rather than by a commission

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel enlisted officer, noncom armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" aircraftman, aircraftsman - a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force bombardier - a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery chief petty officer - a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank corporal - a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines drill instructor, drill master - a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline lance corporal - an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" P.O., petty officer, PO - a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army sergeant - any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

Translations

noncommissioned officer [nɔnkəˈmɪʃənd-] non n → Unteroffizier m