Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rank-and-file

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: rank-and--file
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging or pertaining to the rank and file.

noun

Alternative form of rank and file.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The morale of the rank-and-file Highland railwaymen has remained remarkably high, in view of the extent to which the London press and many an English M.P. have already discarded their railways."
"Rank-and-file progressives don’t usually think of the immigration policies they support—expanding refugee quotas, easing restrictions on some classes of immigrants, and ending family separation—as an endorsement of detention, deportation, and racialized terror."
"But Mr. Musk also has fans among Twitter’s rank-and-file, and some employees have welcomed his bid."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does rank-and-file mean?: Belonging or pertaining to the rank and file.

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