noncom

See also: non-com

English

Etymology

Shortening of non-commissioned.

Noun

noncom (plural noncoms)

1. A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).
   • 1981, Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler:

     Noncoms in uniform photograph you, full-face and profile; they take your fingerprints.