lieutenant

lieutenant
Synonyms and related words:
ADC, CO, G-man, MP, OD, acolyte, adjutant, admiral, advocate, agent, aid, aide, aide-de-camp, aider, alter ego, alternate, amicus curiae, assistant, attendant, attorney, auxiliary, backup, backup man, bailiff, beadle, beagle, best man, bound bailiff, brigadier, brigadier general, captain, catchpole, champion, chicken colonel, chief of police, chief of staff, chief petty officer, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjutress, coadjutrix, colonel, commandant, commander, commander in chief, commanding officer, commissioned officer, commissioner, commodore, company officer, constable, deputy, deputy sheriff, detective, dummy, ensign, exec, executive officer, exponent, fed, federal, field marshal, field officer, figurehead, first lieutenant, five-star general, fleet admiral, flic, four-star general, gendarme, general, general officer, generalissimo, government man, help, helper, helpmate, helpmeet, inspector, jemadar, junior officer, lictor, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant junior grade, locum, locum tenens, mace-bearer, major, major general, marechal, marshal, mounted policeman, narc, naval officer, navarch, officer, one-star general, orderly officer, paranymph, paraprofessional, patrolman, peace officer, petty officer, pinch hitter, pleader, police captain, police commissioner, police constable, police inspector, police matron, police officer, police sergeant, policeman, policewoman, portreeve, procurator, proxy, rear admiral, reeve, representative, risaldar, roundsman, second, second in command, secondary, senior officer, sergeant, sergeant at arms, servant, shavetail, sheriff, sideman, sirdar, skipper, staff officer, stand-in, subahdar, subaltern, sublieutenant, substitute, superintendent, supporting actor, supporting instrumentalist, surrogate, the Old Man, the brass, three-star general, tipstaff, tipstaves, top brass, trooper, two-star general, understudy, utility man, vicar, vicar general, vice, vice admiral, vicegerent, warrant officer

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  • lieutenant — [ ljøt(ə)nɑ̃ ] n. m. • luetenant 1287; de 1. lieu et tenant, proprt « tenant lieu de » 1 ♦ Personne qui est directement sous les ordres du chef et le remplace éventuellement. Les lieutenants d Alexandre, de César. Chef d entreprise qui a de bons… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Lieutenant — (abbreviated Lt. or Lieut.) is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service, emergency medical services or police officer rank.Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organizations with a codified command structure.… …   Wikipedia

  • lieutenant — Lieutenant. s. m. Officier qui est immediatement sous un autre Officier en chef, & qui tient son lieu en son absence. Gouverneur & Lieutenant General pour le Roy dans la province de &c. Lieutenant de Roy de Languedoc. Lieutenant de Roy de la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Lieutenant — Lieu*ten ant (l[ u]*t[e^]n ant), n. [F., fr. lieu place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See {Lieu}, and {Tenant}, and cf. {Locum tenens}.] 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lieutenant — [lo͞o ten′ənt; ] Brit & Cdn [ lef ten′ənt] n. [ME lutenand, luftenand < MFr < lieu (see LIEU) + tenant, holding, prp. of tenir, to hold < L tenere, to hold: see THIN] 1. a person who acts for a superior, as during the latter s absence;… …   English World dictionary

  • Lieutenant — (frz. [ljøtˈnɑ̃], engl. [lɛfˈtɛnənt] (BE) oder auch [luːˈtɛnənt] (AE)) bezeichnet im französischen Wortsinne (lieu + tenant): Statthalter im englisch und französischsprachigen Raum einen militärischen Dienstgrad, in den Landstreitkräften… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • lieutenant — ► NOUN 1) a deputy or substitute acting for a superior. 2) a rank of officer in the British army, above second lieutenant and below captain. 3) a rank of officer in the navy, above sub lieutenant and below lieutenant commander. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

  • Lieutenant — (v. fr., spr. Liöht nang), im Deutschen gewöhnlich Leutnant gesprochen; 1) Stellvertreter von Jemand, bes. wenn derselbe eine öffentliche Function bekleidet; so: L. du roi, Stellvertreter des Königs; früher in den französischen Provinzen die mit… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Lieutenant — Lieutenant, s. Leutnant …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lieutenant — Lieutenant, s. Leutnant …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lieutenant — (liöhtʼnang), Stellvertreter, der unterste Offiziersrang …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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