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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

I told the company officer of the suspicious-looking machinery in the factory.

From The Black Watch A Record in Action by Cassells, Joe

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