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Meaning of buck private | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A private soldier keen ("bucking") for promotion; an ambitious private.

US, slang

Examples

“Bedell Smith was a shopkeeper's son from Indiana who rose from buck private to general without the polish of West Point or a college degree.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

buck rabbit buck rarebit Buck Rogers time buck slip buck spinifex buck up