Word Type

Noun

Adjective

The word "lieutenant" can be used as noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

military base

Derived Terms

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

Context

australia british canada military navy new zealand us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

assistant commissioned military officer commissioned naval officer help helper law officer peace officer supporter

Type Of (IsA)

commissioned military officer commissioned naval officer lawman military officer

Related Terms

subaltern

Related Terms

army army rank captain commissioned ensign first lieutenant french lieutenant colonel lieutenant commander lieutenant general lieutenant junior grade military military rank officer rank second lieutenant soldier sub lieutenant subaltern ten

Synonym Network

deputy first lieutenant lt second lieutenant

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.