general officer

noun

, Military.

1. an officer ranking above colonel.

general officer

noun

1. an officer holding a commission of brigadier's rank or above in the army, air force, or marine corps

Word History and Origins

Origin of general officer¹

An Americanism dating back to 1635–45

Example Sentences

John Beatty, a general officer in the war of the American revolution, died.

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He is ambitious; he would like to be a general officer right away, and that makes him sad.

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There is something at once lonely and lofty in the position of a General Officer in the field that wins one's sympathy.

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By a singular chance, not a single Union general officer was near this part of the field at the time.

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Miller sent an orderly to find some general officer to authorize the movement, and drew up his men in readiness.

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