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private first class

Syllabification: (pri·vate first class)

Definition of private first class

noun

an enlisted person in the armed forces, in particular (in the US Army) an enlisted person ranking above private and below corporal or (in the US Marine Corps) an enlisted person ranking above private and below lance corporal.