noncommissioned officer


noun Military.

an enlisted person, as a sergeant or corporal, holding any of various ranks below commissioned or warrant officers.

Origin of noncommissioned officer

First recorded in 1695–1705

British Dictionary definitions for noncommissioned officer

noncommissioned officer
/ (ˌnɒnkəˈmɪʃənd) /

noun

(in the armed forces) a person, such as a sergeant or corporal, who is appointed from the ranks as a subordinate officer