naval officer

Noun

Meaning

an officer in the navy

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Synonyms

admiral commodore ensign boatswain navigator skipper quartermaster mate surveyor midshipman lieutenant commander flag officer warrant officer rear admiral chief petty officer

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Antonyms

civilian citizen commoner pacifist ordinary citizen non-military person

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Hypernyms

officer military officer

Hyponyms

naval commander

Examples

After a night of excited talk between the Nixons, the naval officer responded to Perry with enthusiasm. Source: Internet

Anne, whose full title is Princess Royal, is married to Sir Timothy Laurence, a retired British naval officer. Source: Internet

Heinlein (himself a medically retired U.S. naval officer) spins a yarn about a radiation-blinded spaceship engineer crisscrossing the solar system writing and singing songs. Source: Internet

Following an action brought by a serving British naval officer, the European Court has established as precedent the illegality of any member nation attempting to ban Masonic membership for military officers, as a breach of their human rights. Source: Internet

Kidman next starred with Sam Neill in Dead Calm (1989) as Rae Ingram, playing the wife of a naval officer. Source: Internet

Kapp putsch After the war, in 1920, Raeder was involved in the failed Kapp Putsch when, together with almost the entire naval officer corps, he declared himself openly for the "government" of Wolfgang Kapp against the leaders of the Weimar Republic. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

naval militia naval mine naval missile naval patrol naval personnel naval police