noun (abbreviation Lieut., Lt)
1 an officer of middle rank in the army, navy, or air force:
Lieutenant Paul Fisher
seealsoFLIGHTLIEUTENANT, SECONDLIEUTENANT, SUBLIEUTENANT
2 (in compounds) an officer just below the rank mentioned:
a lieutenant colonel * Lieutenant Commander Browning
3 (in the US) a police officer of fairly high rank
4 a person who helps sb who is above them in rank or who carries out their duties when that person is unable to
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