LIEUTENANT

Pronunciation (US):

• LIEUTENANT (noun)
  The noun LIEUTENANT has 4 senses:

1. a commissioned military officer
2. an officer in a police force
3. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
4. 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

  Familiarity information: LIEUTENANT used as a noun is uncommon.

• LIEUTENANT (noun)

Meaning:

A commissioned military officer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lieutenant" is a kind of...):

commissioned military officer (a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corp)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lieutenant"):

first lieutenant (a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain)

second lieutenant (a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corps holding the lowest rank)

sublieutenant (an officer ranking next below a lieutenant)

Meaning:

An officer in a police force

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

police lieutenant; lieutenant

Hypernyms ("lieutenant" is a kind of...):

law officer; lawman; peace officer (an officer of the law)

Meaning:

An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

deputy; lieutenant

Hypernyms ("lieutenant" is a kind of...):

assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lieutenant"):

second-in-command (someone who relieves a commander)

vicar-general ((Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop)

vice-regent (a regent's deputy)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lieutenant" is a kind of...):

commissioned naval officer (a commissioned officer in the navy)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)