Meanings
noungeneral officer (plural general officers)
plural general officers
- governmentAn officer above the rank of colonel.First known use 17th c.
The former of these young men had been adopted by his uncle, who, after a life passed in the army, had died a general officer at a very advanced age, and had left his nephew his whole fortune […].
1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 177Synonyms: general
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn officer above the rank of colonel.
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Translations
Dutch opperofficier
- opperofficierTranslations
French officier général
- officier généralTranslations
Hungarian tábornok
- tábornokTranslations
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