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buck private

noun

Definitions

  1. A private soldier keen ("bucking") for promotion

    A private soldier keen ("bucking") for promotion; an ambitious private.

    • Bedell Smith was a shopkeeper's son from Indiana who rose from buck private to general without the polish of West Point or a college degree.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA