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adj.
    1. Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others: a private hideaway.
    2. Designed or intended for one's exclusive use: a private room.
    1. Of or confined to the individual; personal: a private joke; private opinions.
    2. Undertaken on an individual basis: private studies; private research.
    3. Of, relating to, or receiving special hospital services and privileges: a private patient.
  3. Not available for public use, control, or participation: a private club; a private party.
    1. Belonging to a particular person or persons, as opposed to the public or the government: private property.
    2. Of, relating to, or derived from nongovernment sources: private funding.
    3. Conducted and supported primarily by individuals or groups not affiliated with governmental agencies or corporations: a private college; a private sanatorium.
    4. Enrolled in or attending a private school: a private student.
  5. Not holding an official or public position: a private citizen.
    1. Not for public knowledge or disclosure; secret: private papers; a private communication.
    2. Not appropriate for use or display in public; intimate: private behavior; a private tragedy.
    3. Placing a high value on personal privacy: a private person.
n.
    1. (Abbr. PVT or Pvt or Pvt.) A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps that is below private first class.
    2. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in a military organization.
  2. privates Private parts. Often used with the.
idioms:

go private

  1. To take a publicly owned company into private ownership, as by a leveraged buyout.
in private
  1. Not in public; secretly or confidentially.

[Middle English privat, from Latin prīvātus, not in public life, past participle of prīvāre, to release, deprive, from prīvus, single, alone.]

privately pri'vate·ly adv.
privateness pri'vate·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Belonging to, relating to, or affecting a particular person: individual, personal. See specific/general.
  2. Belonging or confined to a particular person or group as opposed to the public or the government: personal, privy. See specific/general.
  3. Known about by very few: auricular, confidential, inside, secret. Informal hush-hush. See show/hide.

Idioms: private
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Idioms beginning with private:
private eye

In addition to the idiom beginning with private, also see free (private) enterprise; in private.

Antonyms: private
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adj

Definition: hidden, isolated
Antonyms: revealed, unconcealed

adj

Definition: personal, intimate
Antonyms: open, public, sociable

US Military Dictionary: private
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n. an enlisted person in the armed forces of the lowest rank, in particular an enlisted person in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps ranking below private first class.

adj.

1. (of a person) having no official or public role or position.

2. not connected with one's work or official position: the president was visiting China in a private capacity.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Law Encyclopedia: Private
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

That which affects, characterizes, or belongs to an individual person, as opposed to the general public.

Veterinary Dictionary: private
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Owned by an individual person.

  • p. label pet food — a product marketed under the label of the retailer; the house brand.
  • p. law — the law relating to individual persons including contracts, property, torts, wills, matrimony and divorce.
  • p. practice — see private practice.
  • p. practitioner — a veterinarian who conducts a private practice.
  • p. sale — sold by private agreement between buyer and seller; the alternative to sale by auction.
Marine Corps Dictionary: Private
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A Private Marine. The first enlisted rank in the Marine Corps which is identified by having no insignia of rank. The pay grade is E-1 and is equivalent to an Army private who also wears no rank insignia. An airman basic in the Air Force also wears no rank insignia. In the Navy and Coast Guard a seaman recruit wears a single slash in a box on the left sleeve only.

Devil's Dictionary: private
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

A military gentleman with a field-marshal's baton in his knapsack and an impediment in his hope.

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IN BRIEF: For use by a single person or group. Also: A soldier of the lowest rank.

pronunciation The greatest battles of your life are fought within the private chambers of your own soul. — David McKay (1873-1970)

Wikipedia: Private (rank)
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Common military ranks
Officers
Navies Armies Air forces
Admiral of
the Fleet		 Field Marshal Marshal of
the Air Force
Admiral General Air Marshal
Commodore Brigadier Air Commodore
Captain Colonel Group Captain
Commander Lt. Colonel Wing Commander
Lt. Commander Major / Commandant Squadron Leader
Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer
Ensign 2nd Lieutenant Pilot Officer
Midshipman Officer Cadet Officer Cadet
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant Officer Sergeant Major Warrant Officer
Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant
Leading Seaman Corporal Corporal
Seaman Private Aircraftman

A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). The term dates from the Middle Ages, where privates were known as "private soldiers" (a term still used in the United Kingdom) who were either hired, conscripted, or feudalized into service by a nobleman forming an army. The usage of Private dates from the 18th century, when the army of Napoleon Bonaparte first established the permanent rank of Soldat. They are sometimes known as 'Recruits'. In modern military parlance, 'Private' is shortened to 'Pte' in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries and to 'Pvt.' in the United States. Also informally known in UK as a "Squaddie".

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Australia

In the Australian Army, a soldier of Private rank wears no insignia [1]. Like its British Army counterpart, the Australian Army rank of Private (PTE) has other titles, depending on the Corps and specification of that service member.

The following alternative ranks are available for Privates in the Australian Army:

The term Digger is a common Australian military slang used for referring to soldiers from Australia. The name originated during World War I and remains in current usage today. It is mainly used to describe soldiers from the rank of private to junior NCOs, but can be used to describe an Australian soldier of any rank (although it is uncommon to refer to an officer as a "digger").[citation needed]

In the Australian Army there are technically four levels of Private, these are: Private (Recruit), Private (Trainee), Private 1 and Private (Proficient).[citation needed] These are only used on employment records and in determining levels of pay and qualifications and no authority is derived from these levels (i.e. a Private (Proficient) doesn't have authority over a Private (Trainee) unless placed within a sub-unit command structure from which authority might be derived - e.g. if a Private (Proficient) was acting as a section commander, or 2-i-c, over the top of a Private (Trainee), which is unlikely in the Regular Army, but quite common in the Australian Army Reserve). Private (Recruit) relates to soldiers who are undergoing or who have not yet completed their basic training at the Army Recruit Training Centre, Kapooka. Private (Trainee) refers to soldiers who have completed basic training and are either undertaking specific to Corps employment training, or who have not yet completed that training. Private 1 relates to soldiers who have completed basic and employment training and are normally on their first posting. Finally, Private (Proficient) refers to soldiers who are fully qualified in their rank and trade and who have either completed a further one year of service after becoming full qualified, or who have not completed a further year, but have instead undertaken and successfully completed two specialisation courses that would normally qualify them for an extra pay grade.[citation needed]

Canada

In the Canadian Forces there are three levels of Private: Private (Recruit), Private (Basic), and Private (Trained). All persons holding the rank of Private are referred to as such and the qualifier shown in brackets is used on employment records only. A Private is considered an "apprentice" in their trade, and there are no pay raises between the various levels of private except for time in rank raise. The Canadian Army and Air Force have an identical rank structure.

  • Private (Recruit) (Pte(R)) - Fresh recruit, untrained. Holds this rank through recruit training.
  • Private (Basic) (Pte(B)) - After finishing recruit training, a member becomes a Private (Basic). This rank is held through training and beyond.
  • Private (Trained) (Pte(T)) - A Private (Basic) becomes a Private (Trained) a year after completion of their DP 1 training depending on their Regiment, some Regiments may promote them right away. A Private (Trained) is the only Private to wear rank insignia, a single chevron.

An Army Private may also be known by other titles, depending on unit and/or branch:


The Canadian Navy's equivalents are:

Germany

Private (Schütze) Shoulder Board German Army

The German equivalent of Private (OR-1) is Schütze, until 1918 it was Gemeiner ("common man"). The rank of Schütze has existed as a military rank since at least the 18th century and the term has been used since the Middle Ages.

As in the British Army, different names for this lowest rank are in use in the German Army, for example Pionier (engineer), Kanonier (gunner) or Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper), or Funker (wireless operator). In contrast, Soldat (meaning simply "soldier") is strictly used as a general term, not as a rank.

The Naval equivalent is known as Matrose, and the Luftwaffe (air force) equivalent is Flieger.

According to the NATO rank code, the rank of Gefreiter is equivalent to Private (OR-2), and Obergefreiter is equivalent to Private (OR-3).

Ireland

2* Private
3* Private

Private (Pte) (Saighdiúr Singil in Irish), is the lowest enlisted rank in the Irish Army. Soldiers enlist as recruits then undergo a basic course of instruction. There are three grades of Private in the Army. After basic training the soldier is upgraded (rather than promoted) from Recruit to Private 2 Star (Pte 2*) (Saighdiúr Singil, 2 Réalta). After more Corps Specific Training (usually lasting eight weeks) the Soldier is upgraded to Private 3 Star (Pte 3*) (Saighdiúr Singil, 3 Réalta). All are usually just addressed as "Private", although before being upgraded, Recruits may be addressed as "Recruit".


In corps units the rank designation changes. In the Artillery the rank is known as Gunner (Gnr), but usually only after the completion of a Gunners Course, and in the Cavalry it is known as Trooper (Tpr). Communications and Information Services Privates are known as Signalman or Signalwoman. Medical Orderlies are sometimes referred to as Medic, although this can apply to Privates and Corporals.

Korea

The equivalent ranks to Privates within the North and South Korean armies are Il-byong and E-byong. The symbol for this rank is 1 line( - ) or 2 lines( = ). Private second class is known by 1 line, while Private first class is 2 lines.

Spain, Mexico and Argentina

The equivalent rank to private in the Spanish, Mexican and Argentine army is the "soldado raso" meaning rankless soldier.

Brazil and Portugal

The equivalent rank to Private in the Brazilian and Portuguese Armed Forces is the soldado meaning soldier.

Netherlands

In the Royal Netherlands Army, the Landmacht, the equivalent ranks are 'Soldaat' (soldier), similar to the original French, with different classes:

'Soldaat der derde klasse' (Soldier/Private 3rd Class), for soldiers in Algemene Militaire Opleiding or AMO (General Military Training), with insignia.

'Soldaat der tweede klasse'(Soldier/Private 2nd Class), the basic infantry rank, an insignia single striped red band, obtained after AMO but before completion of Initiële Functie Opleiding or IFO (Initial Job Training).

'Soldaat der eerste klasse'(Soldier/Private 1st Class), comparable to Private First Class, with an insignia with 2 neighbouring striped red bands, obtained automatically a year after completion of IFO.

Depending on where the 'Soldaat' serves, he may be deemed a 'kanonnier' (gunner in the artillery), 'huzaar' (hussar in the cavalry) or 'fuselier' (Rifleman in the rifles) as well as 'commando', 'jager' or 'rijder'.

There is less differentiation than in other countries between different armed forces. A 'Soldaat' can be promoted to 'Korporaal' (Corporal) .

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Republic of Singapore

Once Recruits complete their Basic Military Training (BMT), they attain the rank of Private (PTE). Privates do not wear ranks on their sleeves.

United Kingdom

In the British Army, a Private (Pte) equates to both OR-1 and OR-2 on the NATO scale, although there is no difference in rank. Privates wear no insignia. Many regiments and corps use other distinctive (and descriptive) names instead of Private:


Ratings and Other Ranks of the Flag of the United Kingdom British Armed Forces
OR-1 OR-2 OR-3 OR-4 OR-5/OR-6 OR-7 OR-8 OR-9
Royal Navy: AB LH PO CPO WO2 WO1
Royal Marines: Mne LCpl Cpl Sgt CSgt WO2 WO1
Army: Pte Pte LCpl Cpl Sgt SSgt / CSgt WO2 WO1
Royal Air Force: AC LAC - SAC - Jnr Tech Cpl Sgt Chf Tech - Flt Sgt WO / MAcr


United States

U.S. Army Private E-2's Arm Patch

In the U.S. Army, Private (PVT) is used for the two lowest enlisted ranks, just below Private First Class. The lowest rank (officially known as Private E-1 (PVT) and sometimes referred to as recruit but also held by some soldiers after an Article 15 or prisoners after conviction until they are dishonorably discharged) wears no uniform insignia, while the second, Private E-2 (PV2), wears a single chevron. Advancement to the higher rank is currently automatic after six months time in service, but may get shortened to four months if given a waiver (a pay raise may take effect after four months of service, even without advancement to Private E-2 if the private's commanders believe the private's performance has warranted it).

In the U.S. Marine Corps, Private (Pvt) only refers to the lowest enlisted rank, just below Private First Class. A Marine Corps Private wears no uniform insignia. Most new, non-officer Marines begin their military career as a Private.

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U.S. enlisted ranks United States
  E-1 E-2 E-3 E-4 E-5 E-6 E-7 E-8 E-9
Air Force: AB Amn A1C SrA SSgt TSgt MSgt SMSgt CMSgt - CCM - CMSAF
Army: PV1 PV2 PFC SPC - CPL SGT SSG SFC MSG - 1SG SGM - CSM - SMA
Marine Corps: Pvt PFC LCpl Cpl Sgt SSgt GySgt MSgt - 1stSgt MGySgt - SgtMaj - SgtMajMarCor
Navy: SR SA SN PO3 PO2 PO1 CPO SCPO - CMDCS MCPO - CMDCM - FORCM - FLTCM - MCPON
Coast Guard: SR SA SN PO3 PO2 PO1 CPO SCPO MCPO - CMC - MCPOCG

Pakistan

In the Pakistan Army the lowest enlisted rank is Sipahi, literally meaning Soldier in Urdu. A Sipahi does not wear any rank insignia on his uniform. Sipahis are sometimes also referred to as Jawan, literally meaning "young" in Urdu.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - privat, fortrolig
n. - menig soldat

idioms:

  • in private    i fortrolighed
  • private bill    privat lovforslag
  • private company    familieaktieselskab
  • private detective    privatdetektiv
  • private enterprise    det private initiativ
  • private eye    privatdetektiv
  • private law    privatret
  • private means    privatformue
  • private member    menigt underhusmedlem
  • private parts    kønsdele
  • private practice    privatpraksis
  • private school    privatskole
  • private sector    privat sektor
  • private soldier    menig soldat

Nederlands (Dutch)
privé, eigen, particulier, vertrouwelijk, besloten, soldaat

Français (French)
adj. - personnel, propre, confidentiel
n. - simple soldat

idioms:

  • in private    en privé, (GB, Méd) (se faire soigner) dans le secteur privé
  • private bill    projet de loi d'intérêt privé
  • private company    société/compagnie privée
  • private detective    détective privé
  • private enterprise    entreprise privée
  • private eye    détective privé
  • private law    droit privé
  • private means    (personne qui a) des revenus personnels
  • private member    (GB, Pol, Jur) membre du Parlement n'appartenant pas au gouvernement
  • private parts    parties, organes génitaux
  • private practice    (GB, Méd) cabinet privé, (travailler) hors des services de santé de l'État
  • private school    école privée
  • private sector    secteur privé
  • private soldier    simple soldat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Soldat, Geschlechtsteile
adj. - privat, persönlich, nicht öffentlich, geheim, vertraulich

idioms:

  • in private    vertraulich
  • private bill    Privatgesetzesentwurf
  • private company    Privatgesellschaft
  • private detective    Privatdetektiv
  • private enterprise    freies Unternehmertum
  • private eye    Privatdetektiv
  • private law    Privatrecht
  • private means    private Einkünfte
  • private member    nicht der Regierung angehöriger Abgeordneter
  • private parts    Geschlechtsteile
  • private practice    Privatpraxis
  • private school    Privatschule
  • private sector    Privatwirtschaft
  • private soldier    einfacher Soldat, Gefreiter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ.) οπλίτης, (απλός) στρατιώτης, φαντάρος, (πληθ.) (καθομ.) τα γεννητικά όργανα (κν. αχαμνά)
adj. - ιδιαίτερος, ιδιωτικός, εμπιστευτικός, μυστικός, ατομικός, (σε απαγορευτική πινακίδα) "ιδιωτικό", "ιδιαίτερον"

idioms:

  • in private    ιδιαιτέρως, κατ' ιδίαν, μυστικά
  • private bill    αίτημα ιδιώτη (στο Κοινοβούλιο)
  • private company    (Βρετ.) προσωπική εταιρία
  • private detective    ιδιωτικός ντεντέκτιβ
  • private enterprise    ιδιωτική πρωτοβουλία
  • private eye    ιδιωτικός αστυνομικός
  • private law    ιδιωτικό δίκαιο
  • private means    ατομικοί/προσωπικοί (οικονομικοί) πόροι
  • private member    (Βρετ.) απλός βουλευτής
  • private parts    γεννητικά όργανα
  • private practice    άσκηση ιδιωτικής ιατρικής
  • private school    ιδιωτικό σχολείο
  • private sector    ιδιωτικός τομέας
  • private soldier    απλός στρατιώτης, οπλίτης

Italiano (Italian)
soldato semplice, recluta, privato, confidenziale, segreto

idioms:

  • in private    in confidenza
  • private bill    legge d'interesse privato
  • private company    società privata
  • private detective/eye    investigatore privato
  • private enterprise    impresa privata
  • private law    diritto privato
  • private means    rendita
  • private member    parlamentare senza portafoglio
  • private parts    genitali
  • private practice    pratica privata
  • private school    scuola privata
  • private sector    settore privato
  • private soldier    soldato semplice

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recruta
adj. - particular, privado

idioms:

  • in private    em particular
  • private bill    projeto de lei apresentado por parlamentar não membro do ministério
  • private company    empresa privada
  • private detective/eye    detetive particular
  • private enterprise    iniciativa privada
  • private law    lei privada
  • private means    meios próprios
  • private member    parte íntima
  • private parts    partes íntimas
  • private practice    aula particular
  • private school    escola particular
  • private sector    setor privado
  • private soldier    recruta

Русский (Russian)
интимные места, рядовой, частный, личный, тайный

idioms:

  • in private    с глазу на глаз
  • private bill    законопроект выдвинут лично а не партией
  • private company    частная фирма
  • private detective/eye    частный детектив
  • private enterprise    частное предприятие
  • private law    частное право
  • private means    личное состояние
  • private member    законодатель, не входящий в правительство
  • private parts    интимные места тела
  • private practice    частная практика
  • private school    частная школа
  • private sector    частный сектор
  • private soldier    рядовой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - particular, privado, personal, confidencial, reservado, secreto
n. - partes pudendas, soldado, particular

idioms:

  • in private    en privado, confidencialmente
  • private bill    proyecto de ley de interés local
  • private company    compañía privada
  • private detective    detective privado
  • private enterprise    empresa privada
  • private eye    detective privado
  • private law    derecho privado
  • private means    medios privados
  • private member    miembro del parlamento que no es ministro, diputado, representante
  • private parts    partes pudendas
  • private practice    práctica privada
  • private school    escuela privada
  • private sector    sector privado
  • private soldier    soldado raso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - menig (mil.), pl. könsdelar
adj. - privat, personlig, enskild, tillbakadragen, i stillhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
私人的, 私立的, 秘密的, 士兵, 列兵, 私下, 不公开, 阴部

idioms:

  • in private    私下, 秘密地
  • private bill    私法法案
  • private company    不公开的公司, 私人公司
  • private detective    私家侦探, 私人侦探
  • private enterprise    私人企业, 民营企业
  • private eye    私家侦探
  • private law    处理私人关系, 私人财产的私法
  • private means    私人方式, 私人收入
  • private member    下院议员
  • private parts    私处, 外生殖器
  • private practice    私人医师开业
  • private school    私立中小学
  • private sector    私营成分, 私营部门
  • private soldier    列兵

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 私人的, 私立的, 秘密的
n. - 士兵, 列兵, 私下, 不公開, 陰部

idioms:

  • in private    私下, 秘密地
  • private bill    私法法案
  • private company    不公開的公司, 私人公司
  • private detective    私家偵探, 私人偵探
  • private enterprise    私人企業, 民營企業
  • private eye    私家偵探
  • private law    處理私人關係, 私人財產的私法
  • private means    私人方式, 私人收入
  • private member    下院議員
  • private parts    私處, 外生殖器
  • private practice    私人醫師開業
  • private school    私立中小學
  • private sector    私營成分, 私營部門
  • private soldier    列兵

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사적인, 일개인의
n. - 병사, 병졸

idioms:

  • in private    내밀히, 비공식으로

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 私の, 個々の, 内証の, 官職をもたない, 民間の, 私有の, 隠遁した, 非公式の, 個人的な, 私的な, 私用の, 秘密の, 一人きりの
n. - 兵士

idioms:

  • in private    内密に, 非公式に
  • private bill    私法律案
  • private company    私会社
  • private detective/eye    私立探偵
  • private enterprise    民間企業, 民営
  • private eye    私立探偵
  • private investigator    私立探偵
  • private law    私法
  • private means    不労所得
  • private member    非閣僚議員
  • private parts    陰部
  • private practice    個人営業
  • private school    私立学校
  • private sector    民間部門
  • private soldier    兵卒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غير متول منصبا أو عملا عاما, خاص (صفه) خصوصي, منعزل, شخصي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פרטי, אישי, סודי, שאינו מכהן בתפקיד ציבורי‬
n. - ‮טוראי, איברי המין‬

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