enlisted man

noun

: a man or woman in the armed forces ranking below a commissioned or warrant officer

specifically : one ranking below a noncommissioned officer or petty officer

Examples of enlisted man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Davidson was also raped in Japan by an enlisted man. — Peggy McCarthy, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2022

Navy enlisted man Harold Norcross led a group that saved several unconscious men and women. — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2022

Theodore Dobias had served as an enlisted man in the allies' ferocious campaign in Italy. — Michael D'antonio, CNN, 23 Feb. 2022

One of those veteran volunteers is Chuck Wirtz of Painesville, a Navy veteran (1974-2004) who began as an enlisted man and rose to the rank of commander. — cleveland, 5 Aug. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

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