Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ranker

2 senses of ranker

Sense 1
ranker -- (a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status)
       => commissioned officer -- (a military officer holding a commission)

Sense 2
ranker -- (an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces)
       => soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")