Meanings
nounpraporshchik (plural praporshchiks)
plural praporshchiks
- A senior non-commissioned officer, originally in the Russian military, and still in certain other uniformed services of the Russian government.
Origin
- Russianпра́порщик
- Englishpraporshchik
Russian пра́порщик (práporščik)
More words from Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian пра́порщик, пра́порщик
- пра́порщик (práporščik)(historical) a junior officer in Imperial Russia
- пра́порщик (práporščik)a senior non-commissioned officer, originally in the Russian military
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