as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenant
Milwaukee also has more lieutenants in the backcourt to handle the heat.
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The sergeant reports to the special operations lieutenant, all overseen by the precinct’s commanding officer.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The actor rose to lieutenant with the Royal Thai Armed Forces Security Centre and worked as a nightclub bouncer.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
That was Eric DeCosta’s first year as general manager after serving for many seasons as Ozzie Newsome’s longtime lieutenant.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The sergeant reports to the special operations lieutenant, all overseen by the precinct’s commanding officer.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The actor rose to lieutenant with the Royal Thai Armed Forces Security Centre and worked as a nightclub bouncer.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
That was Eric DeCosta’s first year as general manager after serving for many seasons as Ozzie Newsome’s longtime lieutenant.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenant
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What do tech leaders need to consider as the workforce evolves to maximize the gains but retain creativity, innovation and ethical governance? From Assistant To Architect AI is no longer just a coding assistant.—
Amy Gu,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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There are flavors of assistants across the board, such as Jake’s [Schreier] dynamic with his assistant [Samara Handelsman].—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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The pontiff, who had been facing major health issues in the past several weeks, used an aide, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, to deliver his Easter Sunday speech to a crowd gathered at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Courtney Sugarman, who heads the pre-kindergarten program at Edgewood, led dozens of teachers, aides and parents in telling the finance board that Edgewood is more than a building.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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The man, however, fled the courthouse before deputies arrived.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The deputy then found that the passenger, a 17-year-old boy, had the loaded ghost gun, police said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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The show, which will tell the story of Maul teaching an apprentice, will debut in 2026.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Apr. 2025
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Abrego Garcia remains in the US Over the next six years, Abrego Garcia is a full-time sheet metal apprentice and takes classes at the University of Maryland to get his journeyman license.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Beckham, ahead of his May 2 birthday, highlighted his work with humanitarian aid organization UNICEF to help raise awareness earlier this year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in cells that helps make hormones and vitamin D and aids in digestion.12 Vitamin D and cholesterol share a similar pathway for production in the body, but their relationship is complex.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
2 May 2025
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“Lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lieutenant. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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