field-grade officer

field-grade officer

(fēld′grād′)n. A military officer, such as a major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel, ranking above a captain and below a brigadier general. Also called field officer.

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field-grade officer - an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonelfield officer, FOarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps