subaltern

English Thesaurus

1. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person)

hypernym	:	commissioned military officer,
definition	:	a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps (noun.person)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)

2. inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

similar	:	junior,
definition	:	younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service (adj.all)

3. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person)

derivation	:	junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern,
definition	:	inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

4. inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

derivation	:	pettiness, puniness, slightness, triviality,
definition	:	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	subaltern,
definition	:	a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person)

5. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person)

derivation	:	junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern,
definition	:	inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

6. inferior in rank or status (adj.all)

derivation	:	pettiness, puniness, slightness, triviality,
definition	:	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	subaltern,
definition	:	a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain (noun.person)