private first class

noun

An enlisted rank in the United States Army, of rank E-3, ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist.

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Meanings

nounprivate first class (plural privates first class)

plural privates first class

  1. USAn enlisted rank in the United States Army, of rank E-3, ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist.
  2. USAn enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, of rank E-2, ranking above a private and below a lance corporal.

Translations

Arabic جُنْدِيّ أَوَّل
  • جُنْدِيّ أَوَّل (jundiyy ʔawwal)rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
Chinese Mandarin 一等兵
  • 一等兵 (yīděngbīng)rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
Czech svobodník
  • svobodníkrank between a private and a corporal or specialist
Finnish korpraali
  • korpraalirank between a private and a corporal or specialist
French soldat de première classe, soldat première
  • soldat de première classerank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • soldat premièrerank between a private and a corporal or specialist
Japanese 一等兵
  • 一等兵 (ittōhei)rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
Korean 일등병, 일병
  • 일등병 (ildeungbyeong)rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • 일병 (ilbyeong)rank between a private and a corporal or specialist
  • 일등병 (ildeungbyeong)rank between a private and a lance corporal
Cite this entry
APA

private first class. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20first%20class

MLA

“private first class.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20first%20class. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “private first class,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20first%20class.

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