second lieutenant

noun

: a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the army, air force, or marine corps

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And as Jeb Bush’s second lieutenant governor, Toni Jennings was savvy and a class act. Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 Nicolas Talbott has his first official drill as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserves coming up this weekend. Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025 On January 10, days before President Trump was inaugurated, Talbott graduated as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 As a member of the university's ROTC program, Sharp was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve after graduation. John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for second lieutenant

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of second lieutenant was in 1702

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“Second lieutenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20lieutenant. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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second lieutenant

noun
: a military commissioned officer of the lowest rank

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