plebe

plebe

P0368400 (plēb)n. A first-year student at the US Military Academy or the US Naval Academy.

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[Probably short for plebeian.]

plebe

(pliːb) n (Military) informal a member of the lowest class at the US Naval Academy or Military Academy; freshman[C19: shortened from plebeian]

plebe

(plib)

n. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class. [1605–15; short for plebeian]

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plebe - a military trainee (as at a military academy)cadetarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"midshipman - a temporary rank held by young naval officers in trainingtrainee - someone who is being trained