A military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
Synonyms:
noncom
nco
enlisted officer
Noncommissioned-officer Sentence Examples
A French noncommissioned officer of hussars, in crimson uniform and a shaggy cap, shouted to the approaching Balashev to halt.
The noncommissioned officer began talking with his comrades about regimental matters without looking at the Russian general.
One fair-haired young soldier of the third company, whom Prince Andrew knew and who had a strap round the calf of one leg, crossed himself, stepped back to get a good run, and plunged into the water; another, a dark noncommissioned officer who was always shaggy, stood up to his waist in the water joyfully wriggling his muscular figure and snorted with satisfaction as he poured the water over his head with hands blackened to the wrists.
Two steps from him, leaning against a branch and talking loudly and attracting general attention, stood a tall, handsome, black-haired noncommissioned officer with a bandaged head.
An old, noncommissioned officer ran out of the ranks and taking him by the elbow dragged him to his company.
