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first officers

first officers is the plural of first officer.

Meaning of first officer

Noun

first officer (plural first officers)

  1. The copilot of an aircraft.
  2. The chief mate of a merchant ship.
  3. The executive officer, second in command of a naval vessel.
  4. The most senior civil servant in the United States Foreign Service, with responsibility for running an embassy under the authority of and reporting to the ambassador.
  5. Air Transport Auxiliary rank corresponding to Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.
  6. Women's Royal Naval Service rank corresponding to Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.

Questions about first officers

What is first officers the plural of?
First officers is the plural of first officer.

Words near first officers in the dictionary

  1. first notice days
  2. first of all
  3. first of never
  4. first off
  5. first officer
  6. first officers
  7. first olive out of the bottle
  8. first olive out of the jar
  9. first order of the day
  10. first order stream
  11. first order streams

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