enlisted person
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4.9
- noun
- /ɪnˈlɪstɪd ˈpɜrsən/
:
militar
- An enlisted person often works closely with commissioned officers to fulfill their duties.
Examples
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Every enlisted person in the unit is required to attend mandatory drills.
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An enlisted person is unlikely to have as much legal knowledge as those in the officers' corps.
Academic text (1999) -
I am not getting into a battle of wits with a former enlisted person; it's just not fair.
Blog text (25) -
Another enlisted person thinks they know something they don't.
Blog text (25) -
Thus, its officers are led institutionally to maintain a relationship with the accused officer that differs from the one maintained with an accused enlisted person.
Academic text (1999) -
Enlisted persons, given their precarious economic condition, have to avail themselves of the legal assistance offered by the military police.
Academic text (1999) -
Yet the number of attorneys at the disposition of the military is minuscule, especially for enlisted persons, the majority of the active-duty military police.
Academic text (1999) -
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens joined the Navy in 1983 and rose through the ranks to become the most senior enlisted person, well-versed in leading.
Blog text (33) -
The enlisted person received additional training to improve their skills.
Synonyms
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1.1
A person who serves in an army and fights for their country
450
4.3
A low-ranking soldier who leads a small group
422
3.9
A military or police officer who is in charge of and trains lower-ranked people
76
3.7
A soldier of the lowest rank in the army or marines
5
8.6
A Navy or Coast Guard leader with a rank like an Army sergeant
4
5.5
A senior Army soldier who leads and trains other soldiers
2
6.2
A military person promoted from lower ranks who leads and trains soldiers
2
8.1
A military leader who used to be a soldier and commands a small group
1
2.8
A person in the army or marines with the lowest rank
1
7.2
The lowest rank for a soldier in some armies
1
8.6
A person who serves or served in the armed forces but is not an officer
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8.2
A low-ranking soldier who leads a small group in the army or Marines
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4.0
A senior military member in the air force or marines below a master sergeant who supervises junior people
A navy or coast guard sailor with a rank above seaman and below chief petty officer
Antonyms
- Specialized
3
3.6
A member of the military who has power from the government to give orders
How Senior
- Specialized
3
3.6
- Specialized
2
6.2
1
4.9
149
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who has joined the armed forces' is directly and predictably built from 'enlist' (to join military service) plus 'person' — 'enlisted' is a regular adjectival/past-participial formation. While the precise technical nuance about holding a rank below commissioned officers is specialist vocabulary, a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer that an 'enlisted person' is someone who has joined the military rather than an officer.
Etymology
Enlisted person comes from the old idea of joining the army by being put 'on a list'; to enlist meant to sign your name to join the service. So an enlisted person is someone who signed up to serve and today has a rank 'below officers'.