first lieutenant
noun
1
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain
2
: a naval officer responsible for a ship's upkeep
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web They were denied entry into an American Red Cross club and hotels, according to the history, and a senior officer was threatened with being being replaced by a white first lieutenant when some unit members missed an inspection. 
From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 Fields was in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War as a first lieutenant — in England, he was assigned courts-martial — then began practicing law at a Beverly Hills firm in 1955, the year his son, James, was born. Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2022 Langley, then a first lieutenant, was also one of few young Black Marines based in the prestigious downtown D.C. barracks. Rachel Chason And Dan Lamothe, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 Langley, then a first lieutenant, was also one of few young Black Marines based in the prestigious downtown D.C. barracks. Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The women were liberated at a factory building in the town of Volary, discovered by a group of U.S. soldiers that included Kurt Klein, then a 24-year-old first lieutenant. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 The request was denied, and Salomon reported to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, where he was commissioned a first lieutenant on 14 August 1942. James Freeman, WSJ, 27 May 2022 Her brother left the Army as a first lieutenant a couple of years after the deployment and is now a corporate refinance lawyer in New York City. Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Dec. 2021 Colin Marz, a first lieutenant in the Army who is stationed at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, won the men’s marathon with a time of 2 hours, 43 minutes, 2 seconds. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Dec. 2021 See More
From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 Fields was in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War as a first lieutenant — in England, he was assigned courts-martial — then began practicing law at a Beverly Hills firm in 1955, the year his son, James, was born. Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2022 Langley, then a first lieutenant, was also one of few young Black Marines based in the prestigious downtown D.C. barracks. Rachel Chason And Dan Lamothe, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 Langley, then a first lieutenant, was also one of few young Black Marines based in the prestigious downtown D.C. barracks. Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 The women were liberated at a factory building in the town of Volary, discovered by a group of U.S. soldiers that included Kurt Klein, then a 24-year-old first lieutenant. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 The request was denied, and Salomon reported to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, where he was commissioned a first lieutenant on 14 August 1942. James Freeman, WSJ, 27 May 2022 Her brother left the Army as a first lieutenant a couple of years after the deployment and is now a corporate refinance lawyer in New York City. Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Dec. 2021 Colin Marz, a first lieutenant in the Army who is stationed at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, won the men’s marathon with a time of 2 hours, 43 minutes, 2 seconds. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1697, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Kids Definition
first lieutenant
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a second lieutenant