as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenant
But instead of a police lieutenant with a cigar and a rumpled raincoat, the show is centered on a delightful drifter with shaggy red hair and a disposable vape.
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
Listen to Gardner Botsford, for example, hitherto a reporter at the magazine, who receives his commission, as an infantry lieutenant, in June, 1943, and is sent to Camp Ritchie, in Maryland, to be schooled in dealing with the French Army and the Resistance.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Hawk and Spies, a lieutenant with the FDNY, have been married since 2009.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 3 May 2025
But a faction in the Command Officers Assn., which represents all officials above the rank of lieutenant, has pushed for the union to call a no-confidence vote against McDonnell, citing growing discontent over his performance so far.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
Listen to Gardner Botsford, for example, hitherto a reporter at the magazine, who receives his commission, as an infantry lieutenant, in June, 1943, and is sent to Camp Ritchie, in Maryland, to be schooled in dealing with the French Army and the Resistance.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Hawk and Spies, a lieutenant with the FDNY, have been married since 2009.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 3 May 2025
But a faction in the Command Officers Assn., which represents all officials above the rank of lieutenant, has pushed for the union to call a no-confidence vote against McDonnell, citing growing discontent over his performance so far.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenant
Noun
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Wiegman’s long-time assistant, Arjan Veurink, is to leave after the tournament to take over the Netherlands’ women’s team.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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This kind of human moderator review of chats is pretty common in the gaming world and can even apply to voice recordings made by various smart home assistants.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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The aides were career government employees, commonly referred to as detailees.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The proposal by Brianna Billings, an instructional aide and electives teacher at the private elementary and middle school, would name the walkway The Children’s Bridge.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The deputies that fired their weapons are placed on administrative assignment, Codd said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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Any deputies who fired their weapon will be placed on administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation.—
David Fleshler,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Following the ceremony, the royal couple went aboard the ship and met representatives leading the delivery of the ship, apprentices and graduates of the Shipbuilding Academy and Royal Navy members, who discussed the ship's construction and capabilities.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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These included a gentleman singing with his manservant on Mardi Gras, seven apprentices of a ribbon maker singing together, and a woman charged for singing while working in her house and yard, among many others.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 May 2025
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Aid workers allege Israel’s backing of the groups is part of a wider effort to control all aid operations in the strip.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Deaths at Gaza aid distribution hubs The closures came after a number of incidents in which Palestinians collecting aid from hubs have been killed.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 June 2025
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“Lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lieutenant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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