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lieutenant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/ (US)
  • (UK) audio
  • /lɛfˈtɛn.ənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)
  • (Canada) audio
  • /ˈljuː.ʈe.nenʈ/ (India)
  • /l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/ (Canada)
  • /ˈlef.ʈe.nenʈ/ (India)
  • (Canada) audio
  • /ˈljuː.ʈɪ.nenʈ/ (India)
  • (US) audio
  • (US) audio
  • (Australia) audio
  • audio Uttar Pradesh
  • /ləfˈtɛn.ənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)
  • /ˈlef.ʈɪ.nenʈ/ (India)
  • /lɛfˈtɛn.ənt/ (Canada)

Etymology

From Middle English lieutenant, lieftenaunt, from Anglo-Norman lieutenant, lyutenaunt, leu tenant, leu tenaunt (“deputy, lieutenant”), from Old French lieu (“place”) + tenant (“holder”). Doublet of locum tenens and stadtholder.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lieutenaunt alternative, obsolete lexicographic
lieuftenant alternative, obsolete lexicographic
lievftenant alternative, obsolete lexicographic
lieftenaunt alternative, obsolete lexicographic
lieftenant alternative, obsolete lexicographic
leftenaunt alternative, obsolete lexicographic
leftenant alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Translations (9)

de Leutnant (military grade) · id letnan (military grade) · fi -luutnantti (military grade) · nn løytnant (military grade) · nb løytnant (military grade) · fr lieutenant (military grade) · es teniente (military grade) · ca tinent (military grade) · hu al- (military grade)

lieutenant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/ (US)
  • (UK) audio
  • /lɛfˈtɛn.ənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)
  • (Canada) audio
  • /ˈljuː.ʈe.nenʈ/ (India)
  • /l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/ (Canada)
  • /ˈlef.ʈe.nenʈ/ (India)
  • (Canada) audio
  • /ˈljuː.ʈɪ.nenʈ/ (India)
  • (US) audio
  • (US) audio
  • (Australia) audio
  • audio Uttar Pradesh
  • /ləfˈtɛn.ənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)
  • /ˈlef.ʈɪ.nenʈ/ (India)
  • /lɛfˈtɛn.ənt/ (Canada)

Etymology

From Middle English lieutenant, lieftenaunt, from Anglo-Norman lieutenant, lyutenaunt, leu tenant, leu tenaunt (“deputy, lieutenant”), from Old French lieu (“place”) + tenant (“holder”). Doublet of locum tenens and stadtholder.

Meanings

  1. (US) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. ▸ In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.
  2. (US) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. ▸ 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.
  3. (US) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. ▸ 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.
  4. (UK) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. ▸ A commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "lieutenant"; however, "second lieutenant" is to specify that the officer is not yet a full lieutenant.
  5. (UK) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. ▸ A naval officer whose rank is above that of sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander.
  6. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. ▸ A naval commissioned officer who holds the rank above sub-lieutenant and below lieutenant commander.
  7. A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.
    • Mr. Scott immediately asked someone at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash., to get Mr. Nadella, the chief executive, out of a meeting he was having with top lieutenants. 2023 December 9, Tripp Mickle, Cade Metz, Mike Isaac, Karen Weise, “Inside OpenAI’s Crisis Over the Future of Artificial Intelligence”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  8. The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lieftenaunt alternative, obsolete lexicographic
leftenaunt alternative, obsolete lexicographic
lieutenaunt alternative, obsolete lexicographic
lieftenant alternative, obsolete lexicographic
lievftenant alternative, obsolete lexicographic
lieutenants Number=Plur lexicographic
lieuftenant alternative, obsolete lexicographic
leftenant alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

lieutenantess · flag lieutenant · captain lieutenant · police lieutenant · desk lieutenant · corvette lieutenant · lieutenant governor · lieutenantship · lieutenant marshal · third lieutenant · lieutenant general · second lieutenant · senior lieutenant · flight lieutenant · lieutenant-colonelcy · fourth lieutenant · lieutenant colonel · lieutenant-governor · lieutenant captain · lieutenant-admiral · captain-lieutenant · lieutenant senior grade · lieutenant-colonel · lieutenantry · lieutenant admiral · shift lieutenant · staff lieutenant · sublieutenant · lieutenant commander · lieutenant junior grade · first lieutenant · underlieutenant · fifth lieutenant · ship of the line lieutenant · frigate lieutenant · brevet lieutenant · junior lieutenant

Descendants

leifteanant · luteni · leftenan

Relateds

subaltern

Synonyms

Lt. · Lieut · lieut · Lieut. · LT

Translations (96)

tr teğmen (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ga leifteanant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · lo ຮ້ອຍໂທ (lowest commissioned officer rank) · de Leutnantin (lowest commissioned officer rank) · fi luutnantti (lowest commissioned officer rank) · rm litinent (lowest commissioned officer rank) · th เรือโท (lowest commissioned officer rank) · be лейтэна́нт (lowest commissioned officer rank) · cmn 中尉 (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ota ملازم (lowest commissioned officer rank) · he סגן (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · pl porucznik (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ru пору́чик (lowest commissioned officer rank) · sh по̀ручнӣк (lowest commissioned officer rank) · fr lieutenant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ro locțiitor (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · el ανθυποσμηναγός (lowest commissioned officer rank) · hy լեյտենանտ (lowest commissioned officer rank) · et leitnant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · eo leŭtenanto (lowest commissioned officer rank) · yi לייטענאַנט (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ja 少尉 (lowest commissioned officer rank) · sk poručík (lowest commissioned officer rank) · mk поручник (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ota وكیل (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ja 副官 (the second-in-command of a group) · id letnan (lowest commissioned officer rank) · nn løytnant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · scn tinenti (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ko 중위 (lowest commissioned officer rank) · sw luteni (lowest commissioned officer rank) · fr lieutenant (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · sl poročnica (lowest commissioned officer rank) · hu al- (the second-in-command of a group) · ro locotenent (lowest commissioned officer rank) · uz kapitan-leytenant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · sq toger (lowest commissioned officer rank) · mi rūtene (lowest commissioned officer rank) · th นายร้อย (lowest commissioned officer rank) · af luitenant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · rm tenent (lowest commissioned officer rank) · sl pribočnik (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · el υπολοχαγός (lowest commissioned officer rank) · hi लेफ़्टिनेंट (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ca lloctinent (lowest commissioned officer rank) · nl luitenant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · sl poročnik (lowest commissioned officer rank) · cs poručík (lowest commissioned officer rank) · sh pòručnīk (lowest commissioned officer rank) · fr lieutenante (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ota وكیل (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · es lugarteniente (the second-in-command of a group) · de Gehilfe (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · ru помо́щник (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · pt procurador (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · el υπαρχηγός (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · da løjtnant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ar مُلَازِم (lowest commissioned officer rank) · cmn 副官 (the second-in-command of a group) · ca lloctinent (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · el πρωτοπαλίκαρο (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · grc ὕπαρχος (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · gl tenente (lowest commissioned officer rank) · hu -helyettes (the second-in-command of a group) · de Leutnant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ka ლეიტენანტი (lowest commissioned officer rank) · hu hadnagy (lowest commissioned officer rank) · uk лейтена́нт (lowest commissioned officer rank) · vi trung úy (lowest commissioned officer rank) · es teniente (lowest commissioned officer rank) · nb løytnant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · de Stellvertreter (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · ca lloctinent (the second-in-command of a group) · ja 中尉 (lowest commissioned officer rank) · el υποπλοίαρχος (lowest commissioned officer rank) · pt tenente (lowest commissioned officer rank) · fi luutnantti (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · km អនុនាវីទោ (lowest commissioned officer rank) · fa ستوان (lowest commissioned officer rank) · it tenente (lowest commissioned officer rank) · el ανθυπολοχαγός (lowest commissioned officer rank) · el ανθυποπλοίαρχος (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ms leftenan (lowest commissioned officer rank) · cmn 二把手 (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · ja 海軍大尉 (lowest commissioned officer rank) · fr lieutenante (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · my ဗိုလ် (lowest commissioned officer rank) · sv löjtnant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ru по́ру́чник (lowest commissioned officer rank) · bg лейтена́нт (lowest commissioned officer rank) · el υποσμηναγός (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ru замести́тель (person who executes the plans and directives of another) · ca tinent (lowest commissioned officer rank) · ru лейтена́нт (lowest commissioned officer rank) · uz leytenant (lowest commissioned officer rank) · cmn 陸軍中尉 /陆军中尉 (lowest commissioned officer rank)