Field Officer
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
In the British Army any officer between the rank of captain and that of general, Le. major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel, brigadier.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Field Officer” mean?
In the British Army any officer between the rank of captain and that of general, Le. major, lieutenant-colonel, colonel, brigadier.
Is “Field Officer” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.