Meaning of under-sergeant | Babel Free

Definitions

A non-commissioned officer army rank immediately below a sergeant; corporal.

Examples

“Because of his cadet experience he was immediately made an under-sergeant, and was responsible for the discipline of the thirty or so students on the course, and was answerable to the Commanding Officer.”

“The three most important minor characters are Ensign von Krixlow, who serves in the same battalion, and the poet Weiler and under-sergeant Frôbel, who serve in the same platoon as Gadsky.”

“One Saudi soldier, an under-sergeant, was killed in Bahrain on Tuesday, a Saudi official said.”

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