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Meaning of petty officer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army

Equivalents

Deutsch Unteroffizier
Ελληνικά αρχικελευστής
Suomi kersantti pursimies
Français maître
Italiano nostromo sottufficiale di marina
Polski bosman starszy bosman
Português oficial inferior suboficial
Русский унтер-офицер

Examples

“The rescue⟳ swimmer was Coast Guard third petty officer Evan Grills. He was 24 years old, he came from Florida and this was his first rescue⟳.”

CEFR level

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

petty officer first class petty officer second class petty officer third class petty spurge petty theft petty treason

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