company officer

American  

noun

Army and Marine Corps.

1. a captain or lieutenant serving in a company.

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Etymology

Origin of company officer

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

Each business purports to be involved in selling clothes and has a single company officer invariably described as an "entrepreneur" who lives in either in Italy, Georgia, Germany, France or Morocco.

From BBC

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

From Seattle Times

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

From Washington Times