PETTY OFFICER Definition & Meaning

petty officer

noun

a noncommissioned U.S. Navy rank with three grades.
one of the minor officers on a merchant ship, as a boatswain or carpenter.

petty officer

noun

a noncommissioned officer in a naval service, comparable in rank to a sergeant in an army or marine corps

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Origin of petty officer¹

First recorded in 1570–80

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Example Sentences

Francis provided investigators with detailed information on hundreds of sailors, from petty officers to admirals.

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Her husband, a chief petty officer, declined to be interviewed by The Associated Press because he fears retaliation from the Navy.

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A chief petty officer, Spillers, 30, worked as a career counselor.

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Mr Zhao was a petty officer working at a California naval base.

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The petty officer was stationed at Port Hueneme’s naval base when he started to pass sensitive material to a Chinese official between August 2021 and May 2023, according to Justice Department officials.

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