praporshchik

English

Etymology

Russian пра́порщик (práporščik)

Noun

praporshchik (plural praporshchiks)

  1. (historical) 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.

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