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BUCK PRIVATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buck private mean? 

BUCK PRIVATE (noun)
  The noun BUCK PRIVATE has 1 sense:

1. an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marinesplay

  Familiarity information: BUCK PRIVATE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUCK PRIVATE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

buck private; common soldier; private

Context example:

our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value

Hypernyms ("buck private" is a kind of...):

enlisted man (a male enlisted person in the armed forces)


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