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under-sergeant

under-sergeant noun: a non-commissioned officer army rank immediately below a sergeant; corporal.

Noun

under-sergeant (plural under-sergeants)

  1. A non-commissioned officer army rank immediately below a sergeant; corporal.
    • Because of his cadet experience he was immediately made an under-sergeant, and was responsible for the discipline of the thirty or so students on the course, and was answerable to the Commanding Officer.1994, Fiona Darcy, “SAM CALDER OBE, DFC”, in Journal of Northern Territory History, number 5
    • The three most important minor characters are Ensign von Krixlow, who serves in the same battalion, and the poet Weiler and under-sergeant Frôbel, who serve in the same platoon as Gadsky.2010, K Eckhard Kuhn-Osius, “Germany's Lessons From the Lost "Great War": Pacifist Andreas Latzko and Bellicist Walter Flex”, in Peace Research, volume 42, numbers 1-2

Forms of under-sergeant

pluralunder-sergeants

Origin of under-sergeant

From under- + sergeant.

Questions about under-sergeant

What does under-sergeant mean?
Under-sergeant means a non-commissioned officer army rank immediately below a sergeant; corporal.
What part of speech is under-sergeant?
Under-sergeant is a noun.
What is the plural of under-sergeant?
The plural of under-sergeant is under-sergeants.

Words near under-sergeant in the dictionary

  1. under-represented
  2. under-representing
  3. under-represents
  4. under-resourced
  5. under-ripe
  6. under-sergeant
  7. under-sergeants
  8. under-served
  9. under-spur-leather
  10. under-spur-leathers
  11. under-stander

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