Lieutenant

Noun

 * 1)  The lowest commissioned officer rank or ranks in many military forces.
 * 2)  In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, second lieutenant is the rank below first lieutenant, which is below captain.  Both ranks may be referred to as Lieutenant or as the complete forms of the ranks.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4)  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.
 * 5)  A naval officer in the Royal Navy who holds the rank above sub-lieutenant and below lieutenant commander.
 * 6)  A naval officer who holds the rank above sub-lieutenant and below lieutenant commander.
 * 7) A person who executes the plans and directives of another.

Synonyms

 * Lt., LT. , LT , lieut. , Lieut. , lieut , Lieut

Adjective

 * 1) A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.

Adjectives for Lieutenant
lionhearted; self-important; selected.

Thesaurus
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

Pronunciation




Etymology
From French lieu ("place") + tenant ("holding").

Noun

 * Arabic: ملازم اول, نقيب
 * Armenian: լեյտենանտ
 * Catalan: tinent, lloctinent
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 中尉, 陸軍中尉, 陆军中尉
 * Czech: poručík, nadporučík
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Leutnant
 * Greek: υπολοχαγός
 * Hungarian: hadnagy


 * Indonesian: letnan
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 中尉, 少尉, 海軍大尉, 副官
 * Korean: 중위, 소위, 대위
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian: løytnant
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: teğmen

Adjective

 * Catalan: tinent
 * Finnish: -luutnantti (e.g., kenraaliluutnantti)


 * Indonesian: letnan

Noun

 * 1) lieutenant

Etymology
From.