lieutenant commander

noun

, U.S. Navy.

a commissioned officer ranking next below a commander and next above a lieutenant.

an officer holding commissioned rank in certain navies immediately junior to a commander

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

A lieutenant commander in the Navy, he was knock-out handsome with a smile that would melt a glacier.

To such a man as Lieutenant-Commander Tipping, however, the call of the sea may quite understandably have been imperative.

His mates assisted him to do this by rubbing his face on the iron deck before the Lieutenant-Commander's feet.

Young Lieutenant Commander Gilbertson gave her a somewhat jaundiced look.

You and your crew behaved splendidly, lieutenant-commander, best traditions, and all that sort of thing.

"I would call it very simple," replied Lieutenant Commander Wales.

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