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ranksman

ranksman noun: a common soldier, one deployed in the rank and file.

Noun

ranksman (plural ranksmen)

  1. A common soldier, one deployed in the rank and file.

Forms of ranksman

pluralranksmen

Origin of ranksman

From rank + -s- + -man.

Questions about ranksman

What does ranksman mean?
Ranksman means a common soldier, one deployed in the rank and file.
What part of speech is ranksman?
Ranksman is a noun.
What is the plural of ranksman?
The plural of ranksman is ranksmen.

Words near ranksman in the dictionary

  1. ranks of apparition
  2. rankshift
  3. rankshifted
  4. rankshifting
  5. rankshifts
  6. ranksman
  7. ranksmen
  8. ranksum
  9. rankwise
  10. rann
  11. Rann of Kachchh

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