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company officer

American  

noun

Army and Marine Corps.
  1. a captain or lieutenant serving in a company.


Etymology

Origin of company officer

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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We later learned that in October 2024 he had been disqualified from being a company officer for five years.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

And when a Labrador retriever owned by another company officer gulped down a bagel impaled with a toothpick, he said, most of the resulting $10,5000 surgical bill was covered as well.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Jennifer Erickson, a woman listed as a company officer, declined immediate comment when reached by phone on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022

“Look at you - that’s a company officer in the making,” Williamson said as Huber led the Rapid Intervention Team.

From Washington Times • May 14, 2022

The private citizen might often hesitate about prosecuting a bore, or a nuisance, or a conceited company officer.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. by Various

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