petty officer

petty officer

n. A noncommissioned officer in a nation's navy or coast guard.

petty officer

n (Military) a noncommissioned officer in a naval service, comparable in rank to a sergeant in an army or marine corps

pet′ty of`ficer

n. 1. a noncommissioned officer in the navy or coast guard. 2. one of the minor officers on a merchant ship.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

petty officer - a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the ArmyP.O., POmaster-at-arms - the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard shipenlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer - a military officer appointed from enlisted personnelSCPO, senior chief petty officer - a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army

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