- An officer rank in the army - Army officer next below captain - Army rank - Commissioned officer - Deputy - Officer - An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his
absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the
performance of any duty.
- Army private - Artilleryman - One who works a gun, whether on land or sea; a cannoneer. - A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the ordnance
on a vessel. - The great northern diver or loon. See Loon. - The sea bream.
- Ship's accountant - Ship’s officer - A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the
provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called
paymaster. - A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep
the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets,
etc. - Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.