petty officer

noun

a noncommissioned U.S. Navy rank with three grades.

one of the minor officers on a merchant ship, as a boatswain or carpenter.

Origin of petty officer

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby petty officer

petty bourgeoisie, petty cash, Petty-Fitzmaurice, petty jury, petty larceny, petty officer, petty sessions, petulance, petulancy, petulant, petunia

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Example sentences from the Web for petty officer

"I wish to see Commander Hythe," he announced to the petty-officer messenger on duty at the Admiralty.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
The rasp of a petty-officer singing out the numbers mingled with the hiss and gurgle of the spray.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
It was Bates, the petty-officer, who was the first to relate their hazardous adventures.
The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
The third man turned to give the alarm, but a petty-officer sprang after him and dragged him back by his shirt-collar.
Adventures Among the Red Indians|H. W. G. Hyrst

British Dictionary definitions for petty officer

petty officer

noun

a noncommissioned officer in a naval service, comparable in rank to a sergeant in an army or marine corps

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单词	petty officer
释义	petty officer noun a noncommissioned U.S. Navy rank with three grades. one of the minor officers on a merchant ship, as a boatswain or carpenter. Origin of petty officer First recorded in 1570–80 Words nearby petty officer petty bourgeoisie, petty cash, Petty-Fitzmaurice, petty jury, petty larceny, petty officer, petty sessions, petulance, petulancy, petulant, petunia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for petty officer "I wish to see Commander Hythe," he announced to the petty-officer messenger on duty at the Admiralty. The Dreadnought of the Air\|Percy F. Westerman The rasp of a petty-officer singing out the numbers mingled with the hiss and gurgle of the spray. The Syndic\|C.M. Kornbluth It was Bates, the petty-officer, who was the first to relate their hazardous adventures. The Dreadnought of the Air\|Percy F. Westerman The third man turned to give the alarm, but a petty-officer sprang after him and dragged him back by his shirt-collar. Adventures Among the Red Indians\|H. W. G. Hyrst British Dictionary definitions for petty officer petty officer noun a noncommissioned officer in a naval service, comparable in rank to a sergeant in an army or marine corps Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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