Definitions For Lieutenant

noun

  • An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
  • An officer in a police force
  • A commissioned military officer
  • 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
  • An officer in the army, navy, or air force with a fairly low rank
  • An officer in a fire or police department who has a rank below a captain
  • An assistant to another, more powerful person : a person who represents and works for someone else

Is Lieutenants a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
15

The word Lieutenant is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Lieutenant in a Sentence

  • He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
  • She has her best lieutenants working on a proposal.
  • One of the mobster's most loyal lieutenants

Synonyms for Lieutenant

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