company officer

noun

, Army and Marine Corps.

First recorded in 1835–45

It has the potential to weaponize low-ranking company officers who have access to sensitive client information and see criminal behavior.

We were there a week, part of my spare time being employed in helping a Confederate company officer make out a correct pay-roll.

Not that our Company Officer would have tolerated any nonsense of that kind.

Once more was Laramie left with only a handful of men and hardly a company officer for duty.

Any gentleman can make a good enough company officer in three months' practice.

In these high official hospitalities neither Colburne nor any other company officer was invited to share.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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