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warrant officer

noun

(in the U.S. Armed Forces) an officer of one of four grades ranking above enlisted personnel and below commissioned officers.
a similar officer in other countries.

warrant officer

See company sergeant major, regimental sergeant major
an officer in certain armed services who holds a rank between those of commissioned and noncommissioned officers. In the British army, the rank has two classes See regimental sergeant major company sergeant major

First recorded in 1685–95

According to Hennadi Moskal of the Ukrainian police, Girkin is an ex warrant officer in the GRU.

The old warrant officer laughed over the silly feud, while sympathizing with the boy over its sad results.

Alguazil, al-gwaz′il, n. in Spain, a warrant officer or sergeant.

This Warrant Officer was eventually discovered asleep in an old sentry box, with his false teeth clenched in his hand.

Sergeant Holmburg is now a commissioned warrant officer and still on active duty in the Marine Corps.

"The Admiral has cast anchor here," wrote a warrant officer of Servel on October 18.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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