demobbed Hear it!

Variant of demob

demob Definition

de·mob (dē mäb)

transitive verb demobbed -·mobbed′, demobbing -·mob′·bing

Brit., Informal to demobilize

noun

Brit., Informal demobilization
demobbed Usage Examples

Object

  • soldier: The movement at that time was defiant - and included demobbed soldiers trained in the use of arms.

Preposition: with

  • rank: I joined the Army in 1949 and was demobbed with the rank of Sergeant in 1954.

Modifying Another Word

  • once: Once demobbed he joined his father driving busses and coaches for Birch Bros. , a then well-known Hertford company.

Preposition: from

  • army: This was a young man called Cornelius - or Con - who had recently been demobbed from the army.