second lieutenant

noun

The lowest rank of a commissioned army officer, below a lieutenant.

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Meanings

nounsecond lieutenant (plural second lieutenants)

plural second lieutenants · alternative 2nd lieutenant

  1. The lowest rank of a commissioned army officer, below a lieutenant.
  2. The lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, United States Air Force, or United States Marine Corps, below a first lieutenant. The rank of second lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of ensign.

    Synonyms: ensign, coronet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, United States Air Force, or United States Marine Corps, below a first lieutenant. The rank of second lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of ensign.

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ensigncoronet

More synonyms by meaning

nouna commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps holding the lowest rank

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2nd lieutenant
Broader
lieutenant
Also see
coronetensign

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans tweede luitenant
  • tweede luitenantthe rank below a lieutenant
Chinese Mandarin 少尉
  • 少尉 (shàowèi)the rank below a lieutenant
Czech poručík
  • poručíkthe rank below a lieutenant
Dutch tweede luitenant
  • tweede luitenantthe rank below a lieutenant
Estonian nooremleitnant
  • nooremleitnantthe rank below a lieutenant
Finnish vänrikki
  • vänrikkithe rank below a lieutenant
French sous-lieutenant
  • sous-lieutenantthe rank below a lieutenant
German Leutnant
  • Leutnantthe rank below a lieutenant
Greek ανθυπολοχαγός
  • ανθυπολοχαγός (anthypolochagós)the rank below a lieutenant
Hungarian alhadnagy
  • alhadnagythe rank below a lieutenant
Italian sottotenente
  • sottotenentethe rank below a lieutenant
Norwegian fenrik, sekondløytnant
  • fenrikthe rank below a lieutenant
  • sekondløytnantthe rank below a lieutenant
Persian ستوان دو
  • ستوان دو (sotvân do)the rank below a lieutenant
Polish podporucznik
  • podporucznikthe rank below a lieutenant
Portuguese subtenente
  • subtenentethe rank below a lieutenant
Romanian sublocotenent
  • sublocotenentthe rank below a lieutenant
Russian мла́дший лейтена́нт, подпору́чик
  • мла́дший лейтена́нт (mládšij lejtenánt)the rank below a lieutenant
  • подпору́чик (podporúčik)the rank below a lieutenant
Spanish alférez
  • alférezthe rank below a lieutenant
Swahili luteni wa pili
  • luteni wa pilithe rank below a lieutenant
Turkish asteğmen
  • asteğmenthe rank below a lieutenant
Vietnamese thiếu úy
  • thiếu úythe rank below a lieutenant
Cite this entry
APA

second lieutenant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20lieutenant

MLA

“second lieutenant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20lieutenant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second lieutenant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20lieutenant.

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