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plebe

(plēb)

A first-year student at the US Military Academy or the US Naval Academy.

[Probably short for plebeian.]

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plebe

(pliːb)

(Military) informal a member of the lowest class at the US Naval Academy or Military Academy; freshman

[C19: shortened from plebeian]

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plebe

(plib)

n.

(at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.

[1605–15; short for plebeian]

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plebe - a military trainee (as at a military academy)

cadet

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

midshipman - a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

trainee - someone who is being trained

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