rank and file
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
Uncountable
noun
The members of an organization, community, etc. who are not in leadership positions.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The executives attend meetings in exotic locations while the rank and file stays at headquarters doing the bulk of the work."
- "First, a prominent Tory called the party’s rank and file “swivel-eyed loons.”"
- "Overnight, I have joined the rank and file of gym-bound office employees in their sneakers and suits. You know: the ones who walk around trailing sad little bags containing soggy towels and spare shoes and shampoo."