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field officer
noun
, Military.
- an officer holding a field grade.
field officer
noun
- an officer holding field rank , namely that of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of field officer1
First recorded in 1650–60
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Example Sentences
Rumsfeld’s toughness won him respect among a number of senior field officers.
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The stranger entered first, and throwing aside his cloak and hat disclosed the undress uniform of a field-officer.
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Fifteen thousand acres were awarded to a field officer, nine thousand to a captain, six thousand to a subaltern, and so on.
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We had no field officer and, as I remember, only one captain, one lieutenant and an orderly sergeant for the ten companies.
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Their commander, Captain Nelson Miner, was that day acting field officer of the day, having charge of the guard details.
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The field-officer of the day is now announced by the orderly.
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