Defenition of the word lieutenant

• Defenition of the word lieutenant

  • an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
  • a commissioned military officer
  • an officer holding a commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade
  • an officer in a police force
  • an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

Synonyms for the word lieutenant

• • deputy
  • double
  • police lieutenant
  • replacement
  • reserve
  • standby
  • substitute
  • understudy

Similar words in the lieutenant

• • lieutenant
  • lieutenant's
  • lieutenants

Hyponyms for the word lieutenant

• • 1st lieutenant
  • 2nd lieutenant
  • first lieutenant
  • second lieutenant
  • second-in-command
  • sublieutenant
  • vicar-general
  • vice-regent

Hypernyms for the word lieutenant

• • assistant
  • commissioned military officer
  • commissioned naval officer
  • help
  • helper
  • law officer
  • lawman
  • peace officer
  • supporter

Idioms for the word lieutenant

• • lieutenant general
  • lieutenant colonel
  • lieutenant commander

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