chief warrant officer

noun

: a warrant officer of senior rank in the armed forces
also : a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking below an ensign

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The deceased soldiers are chief warrant officers Andrew Cully, 35, and Andrew Kraus, 39, and sergeants Donavon Scott, 24, and Jadalyn Good, 23, Army Special Operations Command (Usasoc) said in a release. The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025 In a news release Sept. 22, the Army identified the victims as chief warrant officers Andrew Cully, 35, of Sparta, Missouri; Andrew Kraus, 39, of Sanibel, Florida, and Sgts. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 Now stationed in Alaska as a chief warrant officer 2, Bell badly missed Lobach – her openness, cultured perspective and, most of all, her deep empathy. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025 Melissa Leake, a chief warrant officer with the Coast Guard and the public information officer for the Titan Marine Board of Investigation, noted that the Coast Guard does not comment on reasons for not calling specific witnesses. Mark Harris, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024 His grandfather, who served in the military and rose to become a chief warrant officer at the Pentagon, had served as music director at several churches in the area. Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024 Warrant Officer 1 Aaron Healy, 32, of Cape Coral, Florida, was promoted to chief warrant officer 2, according to the Army. Christopher Leach Lexington Herald-Leader (tns), al, 6 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chief warrant officer was in 1917

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“Chief warrant officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20warrant%20officer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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chief warrant officer

noun
: a military or naval warrant officer of senior rank
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