onderofficier

Definitions of onderofficier
  1. noun
    a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
  2. noun
    an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
    synonyms: landsverdediger, soldaat
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    kanonnenvlees, kanonnenvoer, kanonnevlees, kanonnevoer
    soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
    betoger, demonstrant, fuselier, heihaas, infanterist, landsknecht, lansknecht, manifestant, piekenier, piot, voetknecht, zandhaas, zandstuiver
    fights on foot with small arms
    legioensoldaat, legionair
    a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion)
    oppasser, ordonnans, ziekenverzorger, ziekenverzorgster
    a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
    para, parachutespringer, parachutist, paratroeper, valschermspringer
    a soldier in the paratroops
    peacekeeper
    a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area
    olietanker, petroleumtanker, petroleumtankschip, tankauto, tankwagen
    a soldier who drives a tank
    KVV'er, KVV-er
    nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit
    fuselier, heihaas, infanterist, landsknecht, lansknecht, musketier, piekenier, piot, voetknecht, zandhaas, zandstuiver
    (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
    grenadier
    an infantryman equipped with grenades
    lansier
    (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
    musketier
    a foot soldier armed with a musket
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