Lieutenant
Lieutenant noun - A person who helps a more skilled person.
Rear admiral and lieutenant are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Rear admiral" with "Lieutenant", this terms are similar.
Nearby Word: lieutenancy
Rear admiral
Rear admiral noun - An admiral junior to a vice admiral.
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Synonyms for Rear admiral
Lieutenant and rear admiral are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Lieutenant" with "Rear admiral", this terms are similar.
Both terms in one sentence
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A naval lieutenant decides to throw his weight around in a civilian restaurant and makes the mistake of antagonizing another diner... who happens to be a Rear Admiral stationed at the same base.
Source: Mugging the Monster - In Red Dwarf, Rimmer told his mother that he passed every exam he ever took, and had therefore reached the rank of "Rear Admiral Lieutenant General".
Source: Maintain the Lie -
Maintain the Lie: Rimmer told his mother that he passed every exam he ever took, and had therefore reached the rank of "Rear Admiral Lieutenant General".
Source: Series / Red Dwarf
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