lieutenant
65
6.4
- noun
- /luˈtɛnənt/
- US
:
lugarteniente
- The lieutenant organized the operations while the captain was away.
To those ends, he asked Marcus Agrippa, his best friend and best Lieutenant, to build a new harbor.
- To those ends, he asked Marcus Agrippa, his best friend and best Lieutenant, to build a new harbor.
- And Pompeii was one of Sola's lieutenants.
- But what they usually do is they sent out Dugarteniente or like a Lieutenant to run a cell.
- And the key element of that was he would give his lieutenants on the field incredible leverage, incredible leeway.
- Epicurus is the head of the school, but he had he had three other people who were sort of lieutenants, I guess you could say, or you know, Exos or however we want to call it.
- They often hire former bureaucrats, former legislators, former Lieutenant governors to make their case.
- This is a clip of Trump, Let's see, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick of Texas also blaming video games.
- Sarah Kellen was, she was like Maxwell's first Lieutenant and she did everything that Maxwell did.
- But just because you wear the title CEO or Lieutenant or whatever it is, that doesn't make you a leader.
Examples
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What's your theory?" Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn didn't answer, having gone soundly to sleep in the recliner.
Fiction book (1993) -
Rachel's gonna be my lieutenant, and I expect you to listen to her.
Fiction book (1999) -
And Agent Smith goes, no Lieutenant, your men are already dead.
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But, but, but, but take it, Lieutenant, thank you for telling the truth.
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Nothing here, lieutenant, so now we make the trade.
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DOCTOR: Lieutenant, this is still a hospital.
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All right, all right, Lieutenant.
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Lieutenant, where will I find Detective Cole?
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I do appreciate the spot you're in, Lieutenant.
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Detective Foley, I'm Lieutenant Bogomil of the Beverly Hills Police.
Synonyms
658
3.4
A person who acts for a leader when they are absent
214
2.8
Having a lower job that supports a higher role
A person who helps and acts for someone in charge
Compounds
- Specialized
33
6.3
An elected official who helps a state's governor and may take their place
- Specialized
13
7.0
A senior officer in the army or air force above a major and below a colonel who leads soldiers
- Specialized
6
6.9
A Navy or Coast Guard officer who is above lieutenant and below commander
6
6.0
A junior officer with the lowest rank in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps
- Specialized
3
6.6
A high military officer ranking above major general and below general
- Specialized
1
7.8
A junior officer in the US Navy or Coast Guard who is above ensign and below lieutenant
- Specialized
1
6.5
An officer rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard above ensign and below lieutenant
An officer in the Army, Air Force or Marines who ranks above a second lieutenant and below a captain
How Senior
- Specialized
537
4.2
- Specialized
6
6.9
- US
65
6.4
- Specialized
1
6.5
- Specialized
382
8.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lieutenant comes from the French parts lieu 'place' and tenant 'holding', which pictures a 'place-holder' for a leader. That is why a business or political lieutenant is a trusted deputy who acts with authority when the boss is away.