field-grade officer

1. 1.

   an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel

   Synonymsfield officerFO

   Broadercommissioned military officer

   military

Questions about field-grade officer

What does field-grade officer mean?

field-grade officer means "an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel".

What is another word for field-grade officer?

Close synonyms include field officer, FO. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.