lieutenant

lieutenant is a 10-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.
2. noun. A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
3. noun. A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.
4. noun. A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.
5. noun. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

   Synonyms: deputy

6. noun. an officer in a police force
7. noun. a commissioned military officer
8. noun. 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

Synonyms

deputy

Common word forms

lieutenants

Words from these letters

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