Usually means: Lowest rank in the army.
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  1. buck private: Merriam-Webster
  2. buck private: Collins English Dictionary
  3. buck private: Vocabulary.com
  4. buck private: Wiktionary
  5. buck private: Dictionary.com
  6. buck private: Rhymezone
  7. buck private: FreeDictionary.org
  8. buck private: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. buck private: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. buck private: Encyclopedia

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  1. buck private: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ noun:  (US, military slang) A private soldier keen ("bucking") for promotion; an ambitious private.

Similar:
private, common soldier, buck, buckism, buckaroo, buckjumper, bucking bronco, buckhorse, killbuck, bucker, more...

Opposite:
general, officer, sergeant, corporal, private first class

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Similar:
private, common soldier, buck, buckism, buckaroo, buckjumper, bucking bronco, buckhorse, killbuck, bucker, more...

Opposite:
general, officer, sergeant, corporal, private first class



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