Meanings
nounchief petty officer (plural chief petty officers)
plural chief petty officers
- CanadaNavyA warrant officer belonging to one of the two classes of chief petty officer: chief petty officer first class and chief petty officer second class.
- NavyUKA non-commissioned officer in the Royal Navy, ranking above petty officer and below warrant officer class 2.
- NavyUSA non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer.
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chief petty officer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20petty%20officer
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“chief petty officer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20petty%20officer. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chief petty officer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20petty%20officer.
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