noun
noncom
Noncom (noun) means a non-commissioned officer, for example a sergeant in the army or a petty officer in the navy.
noun
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A non-commissioned officer, for example a sergeant in the army or a petty officer in the navy.
"Noncoms in uniform photograph you, full-face and profile; they take your fingerprints."
— Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (1981)
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Etymology
A shortened form of non-commissioned.
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What is the meaning of noncom?
"noncom" (noun) means a non-commissioned officer, for example a sergeant in the army or a petty officer in the navy.
