Phrase guide

private first class

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An enlisted rank in the United States Army, of rank E-3, ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist.

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Usage: US

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noun

Meaning 2

An enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, of rank E-2, ranking above a private and below a lance corporal.

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Usage: US

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: nëntetar — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Arabic: جُنْدِيّ أَوَّل (jundiyy ʔawwal) — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一等兵 (yīděngbīng) — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Czech: svobodník — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Finnish: korpraali — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • French: soldat de première classe — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • French: soldat première — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Japanese: 一等兵 (ittōhei) — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Korean: 일등병 (ildeungbyeong) — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Korean: 일병 (ilbyeong) — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Macedonian: разводник (razvodnik) — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Serbo-Croatian: ра́зводнӣк — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Serbo-Croatian: во̀јнӣк — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Serbo-Croatian: rázvodnīk — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Serbo-Croatian: vòjnīk — rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • Korean: 일등병 (ildeungbyeong) — rank between a private and a lance corporal