Thesaurus results for LIEUTENANTS

lieutenants

noun

plural of lieutenant

as in assistants

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of lieutenants Alonso was a key Liverpool player under Benitez from 2004 to 2009, one of his main lieutenants out on the pitch, before leaving for Real Madrid, but was actually never the target for any animosity from the Chelsea crowd. —

Simon Johnson, New York Times, 11 May 2026 Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents. —

Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 This was Boston’s first opening-round exit since 2021 (and only its second since 2016), so Stevens and his lieutenants will have more time than usual to plot their next moves. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026 The palace notes that the royal family's network of sponsors, which include lord lieutenants, societies and associations, government departments, local governments, and more, are used to nominate guests for invitations. —

Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 8 May 2026 But unlike their counterparts in the Senate, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, and his top lieutenants did not include any funding figures in their proposal, making a complete side-by-side comparison with the Senate’s plan difficult. —

Andrew Graham may 7, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026 Pichai’s lieutenants hold up his resolute focus on serving the user as an unequivocal good. —

Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026 Plus, Jamie Dimon leaves the board presentations to his lieutenants. —

Heather Landy, Bloomberg, 30 Apr. 2026 The federal prosecutors created a crime family chart depicting Hynes at the top and his three lieutenants. —

John O’Hara, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenants

Noun

But after Colorado scored three times on seven power-play opportunities while taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series with the Wild, Minnesota coach John Hynes and his assistants offered a notable amount of on-ice, penalty-kill instruction and advice on Friday.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
And there are some funny moments along the way, such as a scene in which Miranda tries to hang up her coat, having been told to stop throwing it at her assistants.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 7 May 2026