subalternnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌb.əl.tən/us/səbˈɔːl.tɚn/UKan army officer whose rank is lower than captain
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Ranks in the Army
- brigadier
- brigadier general
- col
- colonel
- Corp
- corporal
- field marshal
- general
- lance corporal
- Lieut
- major
- major general
- private
- sarge
- sergeant
- sergeant major
- Sgt
- staff officer