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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A commissioned officer in the armed forces who is assigned to the line for duty.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer)

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