The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SERGEANT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2015.
To whom a private says "Sir, yes, sir!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| SERGEANT | 100 % | 8 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: To whom a private says "Sir, yes, sir!"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yeah
 - agree
 - accept
 - accepted
 - well
 - yea
 - right
 - sure
 - okay
 - who
 - cap
 - speak
 
Crossword Answer definitions
SERGEANT noun- UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.
 - The highest rank of noncommissioned officer in some non-naval military forces and police.
 - A lawyer of the highest rank, equivalent to the doctor of civil law.
 - A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign.
 - A fish, the cobia.
 - Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the of the genus Athyma; distinguished from the false sergeants.
 - A bailiff.
 - A servant in monastic offices.
 
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