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petty officer

–noun
1. a noncommissioned U.S. Navy rank with three grades.
2. one of the minor officers on a merchant ship, as a boatswain or carpenter.

Origin:
1570–80
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petty officer  
n.   Abbr. PO
A noncommissioned naval officer intermediate in rank between enlisted personnel and commissioned officers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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