company officer

noun

, Army and Marine Corps.

1. a captain or lieutenant serving in a company.

Word History and Origins

Origin of company officer¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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

Each business purports to be involved in selling clothes and has a single company officer invariably described as an "entrepreneur" who lives in either in Italy, Georgia, Germany, France or Morocco.

From BBC

Jennifer Erickson, a woman listed as a company officer, declined immediate comment when reached by phone on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

“Look at you - that’s a company officer in the making,” Williamson said as Huber led the Rapid Intervention Team.

From Washington Times

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