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under-sergeants

under-sergeants is the plural of under-sergeant.

Meaning of under-sergeant

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

Questions about under-sergeants

What is under-sergeants the plural of?
Under-sergeants is the plural of under-sergeant.

Words near under-sergeants in the dictionary

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

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