lieutenant
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5.1
- noun
- /luˈtɛnənt/
- Specialized
- I'm Lieutenant McCarthy, NYPD.
- a police lieutenant
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Watch on YouTubeDetective makes the same equivalent pay as it's between a Lieutenant and a captain.
- Detective makes the same equivalent pay as it's between a Lieutenant and a captain.
- As I got out of my car, a man came running up to me, Lieutenant Wilson of the Washington, DC homicide squad.
- It was alleged that I threw a rock and hit Lieutenant Gibbons.
Examples
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There was no real fight, and the arresting lieutenant later said he felt it was a staged incident.
Fiction book (1991) -
As I got out of my car, a man came running up to me, Lieutenant Wilson of the Washington, DC homicide squad.
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According to his file, the lieutenant was fresh out of the Academy.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Would you please ask the lieutenant if he will see me?
Fiction book (1992) -
There was a tap on the door; it opened, and the lieutenant looked in at him.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm sorry, but the police department will have to bear with us, lieutenant.
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I have with me Lieutenant Teague of the Metro Police.
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He's a lieutenant for the Anti-Kidnapping Division.
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Vicki, I want you to meet Lieutenant Eddy Malone of the Boston Police.
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The lieutenant briefed the team before they went out on patrol.
Synonyms
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6.3
A person who works for the police
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1.2
A person who works for the police and enforces the law
733
1.1
A person who keeps people safe and stops crime
336
1.0
A man whose job is to keep people safe and enforce laws
9
3.7
A police officer who is above sergeant and below captain
Compounds
- Specialized
70
6.9
A Navy or Coast Guard officer who is above lieutenant and below commander
- Specialized
65
7.0
A senior officer in the army or air force above a major and below a colonel who leads soldiers
- Specialized
43
6.3
An elected official who helps a state's governor and may take their place
- Specialized
24
6.6
A high military officer ranking above major general and below general
12
6.0
A junior officer with the lowest rank in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps
- Specialized
2
6.5
An officer rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard above ensign and below lieutenant
- Specialized
2
7.8
A junior officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard who is above ensign and below lieutenant
1
5.8
An officer in the Army, Air Force or Marines who ranks above a second lieutenant and below a captain
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lieutenant comes from the old French parts lieu 'place' and tenant 'holding', so it originally meant a 'place-holder'. That helps explain the police meaning: a police lieutenant is a middle-rank officer who can lead units and stand in for a higher officer.