field officer

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsfield-grade officerFO

   Broadercommissioned military officer

   military

Questions about field officer

What does field officer mean?

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

What is another word for field officer?

Close synonyms include field-grade 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.