private first class

noun

Definition of PRIVATE FIRST CLASS

: an enlisted man ranking in the army above a private and below a corporal and in the marine corps above a private and below a lance corporal

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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Defined for Kids

noun

: an enlisted person in the army or marine corps ranking above a private

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