Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A noncommissioned officer.
 
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun   An abbreviation of 
non-commissioned . 
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A noncommissioned officer; a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel.
 
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun   A 
non-commissioned officer , such as asergeant (army) orpetty officer (navy). 
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
 
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Examples
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A long-term noncom who was kicked upstairs beyond his ability?
REBELS: THE LIBERATED, BOOK III OF III DAFYDD AB HUGH 2008
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A long-term noncom who was kicked upstairs beyond his ability?
REBELS: THE LIBERATED, BOOK III OF III DAFYDD AB HUGH 2008
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He has shown an attitude in the past which I can only characterize as noncom -, munal.
Across The Sea Of Suns Benford, Gregory, 1941- 1984
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Some two-thirds were women, the very young, the old, the handicapped: time porters, nurses, whatever kind of noncombatants were required.
Two in Time Anderson, Poul 1970
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Tillman had left the military several years earlier, but everything about him shouted army noncom.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Tillman had left the military several years earlier, but everything about him shouted army noncom.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Tillman had left the military several years earlier, but everything about him shouted army noncom.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Tillman had left the military several years earlier, but everything about him shouted army noncom.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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His maintenance person, an active-duty Navy petty officer, was to be the noncom in charge of keeping the aircraft airworthy until more parts and personnel could be flown in.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
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More banter went on until I finally convinced the Marine on the radio to put me on with the senior noncom present.
Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010
 
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