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subofficer

British  
/ sʌbˈɒfɪsə /

noun

  1. a subordinate officer

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In each dove cote there is a subofficer of the engineer corps and an experienced civil pigeon fancier, on a monthly salary of ninety marks, assisted by two orderlies.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various

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