lieutenant

adjective

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

noun

1. a commissioned military officer

Definition categories: person

2. an officer in a police force

Definition categories: person, lawman

3. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

Similar word(s): deputy

Definition categories: person, assistant, help, helper, supporter

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

Definition categories: person