general officer


nounMilitary.
  1. an officer ranking above colonel.

Origin of general officer

1
An Americanism dating back to 1635–45

Words Nearby general officer

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How to use general officer in a sentence

  • John Beatty, a general officer in the war of the American revolution, died.

  • He is ambitious; he would like to be a general officer right away, and that makes him sad.

  • There is something at once lonely and lofty in the position of a general officer in the field that wins one's sympathy.

    The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
  • By a singular chance, not a single Union general officer was near this part of the field at the time.

    Stone's River | Wilson J. Vance
  • Miller sent an orderly to find some general officer to authorize the movement, and drew up his men in readiness.

    Stone's River | Wilson J. Vance

British Dictionary definitions for general officer

general officer

noun
  1. an officer holding a commission of brigadier's rank or above in the army, air force, or marine corps

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