"rank-and-filer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rank-and-filers [plural]
Etymology: rank and file + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rank and file|er}} rank and file + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} rank-and-filer (plural rank-and-filers)
  1. A member of the rank and file. Translations (member of rank and file): rivimies (Finnish), rivijäsen (note: in an association) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rank-and-filer-en-noun-Et31WFK0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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