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Noun: noncommissioned officer  ,nón-ku'mi-shund'ó-fi-su(r)
  1. (military) a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
    "The noncommissioned officer led his squad through the training exercise";
    - noncom [informal], enlisted officer

Derived forms: noncommissioned officers

Type of: military officer, officer

Encyclopedia: Noncommissioned officer