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lieutenant
[ loo-ten-uhnt; in British use, except in the navy, lef-ten-uhnt ]
noun
- Military.
- U.S. Navy. a commissioned officer ranking between lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant commander.
- a person who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to a superior they act for:
If he can't attend, he will send his lieutenant.
lieutenant
/ luːˈtɛnənt; lɛfˈtɛnənt /
noun
- a military officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a captain
- a naval officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a lieutenant commander
- an officer in a police or fire department ranking immediately junior to a captain
- a person who holds an office in subordination to or in place of a superior
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Derived Forms
- lieuˈtenancy, noun
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Other Words From
- un·der·lieu·ten·ant noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lieutenant1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lieutenant1
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Example Sentences
He was a young Army Air Force lieutenant whose plane crashed in the Pacific in May 1943.
Neary had held the rank of lieutenant since 1983 and received multiple commendations during nearly four decades on the job.
Why has Michael Bloomberg replaced his longtime lieutenant with the editor-in-chief of The Economist?
In 2010, he finished second with 39 percent in the race for lieutenant governor.
He ran on a serious one-issue platform: eliminate the office of lieutenant governor.
At the end of the campaign the Emperor justly rewarded his lieutenant by creating him Prince of Wagram.
He was a member of the first provincial congress, and eighteen years lieutenant governor of the state of New York.
The tailor of the fairy tale with his "seven at a blow" is not in it with the gunnery Lieutenant of a battleship.
The Lieutenant rode off highly elated over the fact that Colonel Guitar agreed with his views.
"I guess that is straight enough for Guitar to believe, instead of that upstart lieutenant," said Harry.
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