What is another word for private?

Common synonyms for private include buck private, common soldier.

What is the plural of private?

The plural of private is privates.

[ˈpʰɹaɪ̯vɪt]noun, adjective2 syllables

Private means: confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.

noun, as in an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

buck private, common soldier

adjective, as in confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby, cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered, close, closed-door, confidential, secret, insular

and 10 more

, nonpublic, offstage, backstage, one-on-one, privy, semiprivate, tete-a-tete, head-to-head, toffee-nosed, esoteric

adjective, as in concerning things deeply private and personal

adjective, as in concerning one person exclusively

adjective, as in not expressed

also used for private

bits, private parts

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

adjective

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy“a private place”

concerning things deeply private and personal“intimate correspondence”

concerning one person exclusively“we all have individual cars”

not expressed“secret (or private) thoughts”

noun

an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines“our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Last year, the company was sold to private investors.Source_VOA
It's a private cabin, but you share an external washroom with the other cabins.Eccles17
Despite concerted effort by the government and private actors, the language's future is bleak.mailohilohi
Is this a private conversation, or can anyone join in?sundown
She had a posh accent, a private education, and a wardrobe of preppy clothes.gcaplan
In the case of commercial airplanes, private companies compete to sell their product.unknown
The students at this private, one-of-a-kind college are aspiring artisans.Hybrid
If you're going to jack off, at least do it in private.sabretou

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

as a noun