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petty officer vs master-at-arms

master-at-arms vs petty officer

petty officer and master-at-arms both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
petty officer Yes No No No
master-at-arms Yes No No No
As nouns, master-at-arms is a hyponym of petty officer; that is, master-at-arms is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than petty officer:
  • petty officer: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
  • master-at-arms: the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship
Other hyponyms of petty officer include SCPO, senior chief petty officer.
petty officer (noun) master-at-arms (noun)
a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship
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