general officer

English

Noun

general officer (plural general officers)

1. (military) An officer above the rank of colonel. [from 17th c.]
   • 1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 177:

     The former of these young men had been adopted by his uncle, who, after a life passed in the army, had died a general officer at a very advanced age, and had left his nephew his whole fortune […] .

Synonyms

• (US): general

Related terms

• flag officer

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: opperofficier m
• French: officier général (fr) m

References

• “general officer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “officer”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.