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lieutenant
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13 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lieutenant
  2. lieutenant colonel
  3. lieutenant commander
  4. lieutenant commissioner
  5. lieutenant general
  6. lieutenant governor
  7. lieutenant junior grade
  8. first lieutenant
  9. flag lieutenant
  10. flight lieutenant
  11. lord lieutenant
  12. lord lieutenant of Ireland
  13. second lieutenant

lieu·ten·ant

noun \-ˈte-nənt\

Definition of LIEUTENANT

1
a : an official empowered to act for a higher official
b : an aide or representative of another in the performance of duty : assistant
2
a (1) : first lieutenant (2) : second lieutenant
b : a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant junior grade and below a lieutenant commander
c : a fire or police department officer ranking below a captain
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Examples of LIEUTENANT

  1. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
  2. She has her best lieutenants working on a proposal.
  3. one of the mobster's most loyal lieutenants

Origin of LIEUTENANT

Middle English, from Anglo-French lieu tenant, from liu + tenant holding, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre — more at thin
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to LIEUTENANT

Synonyms
adjunct, adjutant, aid, aide, apprentice, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, helpmate, helpmeet, helper, mate, sidekick

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with LIEUTENANT

se tenant, subtenant

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