other rank
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A soldier who is not a commissioned officer.
Example Sentences
- "He knew that Sergeant-Major Cowley wanted to get the Other Ranks out of the hut with that captain carrying on like that, and he did not see why the old N.C.O. should not have what he wanted."
- "There were to be these raiders – Amon, myself and thirty ‘other ranks’ […]"
- "Originating as an officers' style, this one was quickly embraced by Other Ranks as well."
- "As I was wearing no badges of rank I was mistaken for an other rank."