Meaning

8 senses

  1. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.

    (US)In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.

    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

  2. (US)A naval officer whose rank is above that of ensign in the United States Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant.

  3. (US)A commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above that of ensign and below lieutenant commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant.

  4. (UK)A commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "lieutenant"; however, "second lieutenant" is to specify that the officer is not yet a full lieutenant.

  5. (UK)A naval officer whose rank is above that of sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander.

  6. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand)A naval commissioned officer who holds the rank above sub-lieutenant and below lieutenant commander.

    a commissioned military officer

  7. A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.

    Gehilfe, Stellvertreter

    замести́тельzamestítelʹ, помо́щникpomóščnik

  8. The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.

Examples

41 sentences

  1. Tom wasn't a lieutenant.

    Том не був лейтенантом. — deniko

    ruТом не был лейтенантом. — marafon

    deTom war kein Leutnant. — Waldelfe

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  2. I knew Tom wasn't a lieutenant.

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  3. I knew that Tom wasn't a lieutenant.

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  4. Tom was a lieutenant.

    ruТом был лейтенантом. — odexed

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  5. Tom isn't a lieutenant.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
lowest commissioned officer rank:
Русский
By meaning 2
lowest commissioned officer rank:
person who executes the plans and directives of another:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
lowest commissioned officer rank:
person who executes the plans and directives of another:

Origin

From Middle English lieutenant, lieftenaunt, from Anglo-Norman lieutenant, lyutenaunt, leu

From Middle English lieutenant, lieftenaunt, from Anglo-Norman lieutenant, lyutenaunt, leu tenant, leu tenaunt (“deputy, lieutenant”), from Old French lieu (“place”) + tenant (“holder”). Doublet of locum tenens and stadtholder.

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Forms

plural: lieutenants
Singularlieutenant
Plurallieutenants

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
LTLt.lieutLieut.
Close in meaning

Word family

21 related words
Relatedsubalternlieutenancy
Derivedcaptain-lieutenantcorvette lieutenantfirst lieutenantflag lieutenantflight lieutenantfrigate lieutenantlieutenant admirallieutenant colonellieutenant-colonelcylieutenant commanderlieutenantesslieutenant generallieutenant governorlieutenantrylieutenantshippolice lieutenantsecond lieutenantthird lieutenantunderlieutenant

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lidB2lieA2lieulifeA1lifeblood

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