sous-officier

Definitions of sous-officier
  1. noun
    a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
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    brigadier, caporal
    a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
    sergent
    any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
    sergent-major
    a sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant
    sergent-chef
    a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines
    sergent-major
    a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Army
    maréchal des logis-major
    a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman 1st class in the Air Force
    type of:
    officier, officier militaire
    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
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