(n): any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
(n): someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
(n): a person who rules or guides or inspires others
(n): a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
(n): a commissioned officer in the navy
(n): an officer in the airforce
(n): someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
