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 • 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

“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

Stallings said in an interview that he had not been personally served the case, a claim Serpe disputed, noting that another company officer was given the complaint.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022

There were but eight British officers; including the colonel, major, and adjutant, and one company officer to each two companies.

From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Paget, Walter