chief petty officer

Noun

Meaning

a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

admiral commodore ensign boatswain captain skipper quartermaster commander mate midshipman sergeant first class warrant officer CPO naval officer admiral of the fleet

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Antonyms

dependent civilian citizen employee attendant commoner

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Hypernyms

noncommissioned officer noncom enlisted officer

Related terms

petty officer po

Examples

My father was raised with brothers, he was a football player and a boxer, he was a chief petty officer in the Navy, he was a man of his times. Hillary Clinton

A chief petty officer taught me shorthand, which got me promoted to yeoman first class. Jack Adams

Formerly Chief Master Sergeant and Master Chief Petty Officer were the highest enlisted ranks and rates, the former being the highest rank of precedence for Army, Air Force and Marine NCOs. Source: Internet

Chief Petty Officer Sergey Rozhenko found Worf in the rubble and took him in after failing to find any living relatives. Source: Internet

He is a simulated major general in the Rainbow Six book, though he only reached the rank of Chief Boatswain's Mate ( Chief Petty Officer ) during his Naval career. Source: Internet

Chief Petty Officer Philip Mina helps maintain the Hornet and Super Hornet. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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