chief petty officer
noun
,
U.S. Navy
and
Coast Guard.
1.
a noncommissioned rank above petty officer first class and below senior petty officer.
Abbreviation:
CPO, C.P.O., c.p.o.
Origin
1885-90,
Americanism
Examples from the web for
chief petty officer
And in that field, they can get up to the highest rating of a
chief petty officer
.
British Dictionary definitions for
chief petty officer
chief petty officer
noun
1.
the senior naval rank for personnel without commissioned or warrant rank
CPO