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/non"kom'/, n. Informal.a noncommissioned officer.[1740-50; short for NONCOMMISSIONED]
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noncom — oncom n. A noncommissioned officer; a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noncom — (noncommissioned officer) non·com || ‚nÉ‘n kÉ‘m /‚nÉ’n kÉ’m n. enlisted man; military officer without a commission (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
noncom — [nän′käm΄] n. [Informal] short for NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER … English World dictionary
noncom. — noncommissioned. * * * non|com «NON KOM», noun, adjective. Informal. –n. a noncommissioned officer: »To all appearances an impeccable soldier, he is a wizard at getting the better of noncoms (Atlantic). –adj. noncommissioned. noncom.,… … Useful english dictionary
noncom — noun Date: 1883 noncommissioned officer … New Collegiate Dictionary
noncom. — noncommissioned. * * * … Universalium
noncom — noun Shortened term for a non commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy) … Wiktionary
noncom — Synonyms and related words: NCO, acting corporal, acting sergeant, centurion, chief warrant officer, color sergeant, corporal, first sergeant, havildar, lance corporal, lance sergeant, master sergeant, mess sergeant, naik, noncommissioned officer … Moby Thesaurus
noncom — non·com … English syllables
noncom — non•com [[t]ˈnɒnˌkɒm[/t]] n. Informal. mil noncommissioned officer • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
