lieutenant - Definition | Dictionary definition of lieutenant

Definition of lieutenant

Nouns

a commissioned military officer

Types:: 1st lieutenant, first lieutenant
a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain; 2nd lieutenant, 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

Type of:: commissioned military officer
a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps

an officer in a police force

Synonyms:: police lieutenant

Type of:: law officer, lawman, peace officer
an officer of the law

an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

Synonyms:: deputy

Types:: 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

Type of:: assistant, help, helper, supporter
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

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