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noncom

noncom noun: a non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).

Noun

noncom (plural noncoms)

  1. A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).
    • Noncoms in uniform photograph you, full-face and profile; they take your fingerprints.1981, Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

Forms of noncom

pluralnoncoms
alternative formnon-com

Origin of noncom

Shortening of non-commissioned.

Questions about noncom

What does noncom mean?
Noncom means a non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).
What part of speech is noncom?
Noncom is a noun.
What is the plural of noncom?
The plural of noncom is noncoms.

Words near noncom in the dictionary

  1. noncolour
  2. noncoloured
  3. noncolourfast
  4. noncolours
  5. noncolumnar
  6. noncom
  7. noncombat
  8. noncombatant
  9. noncombatants
  10. noncombative
  11. noncombatively

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