plebe

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

plebe(n = noun.person) cadet - a military trainee (as at a military academy); Array

has particulars: midshipman

is a kind of trainee

plebe, n. [F. plèbe, fr. L. plebs.].

The common people; the mob. [1913 Webster]
"The plebe with thirst and fury prest." [1913 Webster]
A member of the lowest class in the military academy at West Point; also, a freshman at any military or naval academy. [1913 Webster]

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