petty officer

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petty officer

n. Abbr. PO

A noncommissioned naval officer intermediate in rank between enlisted personnel and commissioned officers.

petty officer

(Military) a noncommissioned officer in a naval service, comparable in rank to a sergeant in an army or marine corps

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Noun

petty officer - a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army

P.O., PO

master-at-arms - the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship

enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel

SCPO, senior chief petty officer - a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army

Translations

petty officer n (Naut) → sottufficiale m di marina

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