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ranker
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ranker has 2 senses
- ranker(n = noun.person) Array - a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status; Array is a kind of commissioned officer
- ranker(n = noun.person) Array - an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces; Array is a kind of soldier
Derived form verb rank1
Derived form verb rank1
CIDE DICTIONARY
ranker, n.
One who ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who arranges. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ranker, n.
1 a soldier in the ranks.
2 a commissioned officer who has been in the ranks.
1 a soldier in the ranks.
2 a commissioned officer who has been in the ranks.
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