second lieutenant

noun, U.S. Military
1.
an Army, Air Force, or Marine officer of the lowest commissioned rank.
Compare ensign (def 4).
Origin
1695-1705
Examples from the web for second lieutenant
  • Immaculate in his pressed ceremonial dress, he looked every inch a second lieutenant.
British Dictionary definitions for second lieutenant

second lieutenant

noun
1.
an officer holding the lowest commissioned rank in the armed forces of certain nations