noncom

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English

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Etymology

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Shortening of non-commissioned.

Noun

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noncom (plural noncoms)

  1. A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).
    • 1981, Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler:
      Noncoms in uniform photograph you, full-face and profile; they take your fingerprints.
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