- an officer in certain armed services who holds a rank between those of commissioned and noncommissioned officers. In the British army, the rank has two classes
See company sergeant major
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ˈwar•rant ˌof•fi•cer, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Militaryan officer in the armed forces ranking below a commissioned officer.
war′rant of′ficer,
- Military(in the U.S. Armed Forces) an officer of one of four grades ranking above enlisted personnel and below commissioned officers.
- Militarya similar officer in other countries.
- 1685–95
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warrant officer n
'warrant officer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
boatswain
- company sergeant major
- drum major
- fleet chief petty officer
- gunner
- master aircrew
- pipe major
- regimental sergeant major
- staff corporal
- staff sergeant
- WO
- air attaché
- chief warrant officer
- CWO
- enlisted man
- enlisted woman
- flight officer
- machinist
- mate
- mister
- noncommissioned
- torpedoman
- sailmaker