English Explanatory Dictionary

praporshchik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A junior officer in Imperial Russia.
  2. A senior non-commissioned officer, originally in the Russian military, and still in certain other uniformed services of the Russian government.

Word forms

praporshchik praporshchiks

Etymology

Russian пра́порщик (práporščik)

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