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noncommissioned officer vs petty officer

petty officer vs noncommissioned officer

noncommissioned officer and petty officer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
noncommissioned officer Yes No No No
petty officer Yes No No No
As nouns, petty officer is a hyponym of noncommissioned officer; that is, petty officer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than noncommissioned officer:
  • noncommissioned officer: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
  • petty officer: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
noncommissioned officer (noun) petty officer (noun)
a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
Difference between noncommissioned officer and petty officer

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