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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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He also employs a private chef and, unsurprisingly, continues to set standards in the gym and on the training ground.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

The bigger question is whether the success of e-rickshaws can be replicated in private cars and, eventually, trucks, which consume far more fuel.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

He now works as an attorney in private practice and runs a public relations firm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

Twice a year, they hold a private retreat, with spots reserved for the presidents of the 10 largest chapters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Elisha called this private upper floor “a sort of sanctuary; a retreat to which we are driven by mischief-making eyes and tongues. There, like wounded deer we escape the hunters.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Taking a step back and looking at initial public offerings and public equity markets versus privates, I think it’s fair to say that somewhere along the line, we’ve lost our way.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

What, Henry asks, “have kings, that privates have not too, save ceremony, save general ceremony?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, said the released servicemen included two officers, sergeants and privates who fought in different parts of the front.

From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2023

They’re going to put aspartame in this possibly-causing-cancer category, along with, oh, putting talcum powder on your privates, or working in a dry cleaner.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2023

The privates of the Army were in such desperate circumstances, their pay being so meager, that they worked at other trades than killing and dying to supplement their income.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson


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