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subaltern
adjective
noun
inferior in rank or status
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- UBALTER
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈsʌbəltɚn
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
inferior in rank or status
“a lowly corporal”
noun
a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
In context
Example Sentences
a lowly corporal
petty officialdom
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