WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
non•com•mis•sioned
(non′kə mish′ənd),USA pronunciation adj.
- Militarynot commissioned, applied esp. to military officers, as sergeants and corporals, ranking below warrant officer.
- non- + commissioned 1695–1705
'noncommissioned' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Corporal of Horse
- N.C.O.
- NCO
- aircraftsman
- aircraftswoman
- bombardier
- brigadier
- charge of quarters
- chevron
- chief master sergeant
- chief petty officer
- chief technician
- corporal
- drum major
- enlisted man
- enlisted woman
- erk
- first sergeant
- fleet chief petty officer
- flight sergeant
- gunnery sergeant
- havildar
- lance corporal
- man
- master sergeant
- non-com
- noncom
- noncommissioned officer
- petty officer
- pipe major
- provost sergeant
- sergeant
- sergeant first class
- sergeant major
- soldier
- staff corporal
- staff sergeant
- staff sergeant major
- stalag
- technical sergeant
- warrant officer
- yeoman