field-grade officer

/fild greɪd/
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Definitions of field-grade officer
  1. noun
    an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
    synonyms: FO, field officer
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    type of:
    commissioned military officer
    a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
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