petty officer

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Noun

petty officer (plural petty officers)

1. A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army

Synonyms

• PO abbreviation

Translations

• French: maître
• German: Unteroffizier
• Italian: nostromo, sottufficiale di marina
• Portuguese: suboficial, oficial inferior (archaic)
• Russian: у́нтер-офице́р

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