lieutenant vs assistant

assistant vs lieutenant

lieutenant and assistant both are nouns.

lieutenant is not an adjective while assistant is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lieutenant	Yes	No	No	No
assistant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, assistant is a hypernym of lieutenant; that is, assistant is a word with a broader meaning than lieutenant:

lieutenant: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
assistant: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Other hypernyms of lieutenant include help, helper, supporter.

lieutenant (noun)	assistant (noun)
an officer in a police force	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
a commissioned military officer
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

lieutenant (adjective)	assistant (adjective)
	of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

Difference between lieutenant and assistant

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