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noun
An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
A non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking above private and below corporal. A rank with NATO code OR-3.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: noncommissioned officer, noncom, enlisted officer
History
From lancepesade, an anglicization from Italian lancia spezzata
Across languages
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