1. an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; - Example: "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" [syn: private, buck private, common soldier]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
buck private
n 1: an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines;
"our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
[syn: private, buck private, common soldier]