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Noun: first lieutenant
  1. A commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain
    "The first lieutenant led his platoon during the training exercise";
    - 1st lieutenant

Derived forms: first lieutenants

Type of: lieutenant, looey [US, slang]

Encyclopedia: First lieutenant