Uk English Meaning of lieutenant

lieutenant

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Definitions and Meaning of lieutenant in English

Wordnet

lieutenant (n)

a commissioned military officer

an officer in a police force

an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

Webster

lieutenant (n.)

An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.

A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.

A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.

A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.

FAQs About the word lieutenant

lieutenant

a commissioned military officer, an officer in a police force, an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent, an officer holding a commissioned ran

adjutant,aid,apprentice,assistant,deputy,adjunct,coadjutor,employee,helper,helpmate

No antonyms found.

lieutenancy => lieutenancy, lieu => place, lietuva => Lithuania, lierne rib => lierne rib, liepaja => Liepaja,