officer

[ aw-fuh-ser, of-uh- ]

/ ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə- /

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noun

a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.

a member of a police department or a constable.

a person licensed to take full or partial responsibility for the operation of a merchant ship or other large civilian ship; a master or mate.

a person appointed or elected to some position of responsibility or authority in the government, a corporation, a society, etc.

(in some honorary orders) a member of any rank except the lowest.

Obsolete. an agent.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with officers.

to command or direct as an officer does.

to direct, conduct, or manage.

Origin of officer

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French officier < Medieval Latin officiārius, equivalent to Latin offici(um) office + -ārius -ary; see -er², -ier²

OTHER WORDS FROM officer

of·fi·ce·ri·al

[aw-fuh-seer-ee-uh l, of-uh-] /ˌɔ fəˈsɪər i əl, ˌɒf ə-/, adjective of·fi·cer·less, adjective of·fi·cer·ship, of·fi·cer·hood, noun sub·of·fi·cer, noun

un·der·of·fi·cer, noun un·of·fi·cered, adjective

Words nearby officer

office of war information, office park, office seeker, office-block ballot, officeholder, officer, officer of arms, officer of the day, officer of the deck, officer of the guard, officer of the watch

Example sentences from the Web for officer

In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.

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The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.

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A street sweeper was caught in the crossfire as a gunman fired at the officer, fatally wounding her in the back.

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The next and last speaker was the class valedictorian, Officer James Fuchs.

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If anything, officer training and in-field policing methodologies reinforce those beliefs.

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For Ignacio knew that the Spanish officer was glad enough to believe the story the spy told him.

A Prisoner of Morro |Upton Sinclair
The officer shook his head in token of doubt about the truthfulness of that denial, and grinned sardonically.

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No officer of the Italian government was to enter the Lateran or Vatican palaces upon any official mission.

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But at this moment noise and smoke seemed to burst out on every side; the officer shouted to him to sound Retire!

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An officer of Uhlans took me in and shared his bed on the floor of a cabin.

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British Dictionary definitions for officer

officer

/ (ˈɒfɪsə) /

noun

a person in the armed services who holds a position of responsibility, authority, and duty, esp one who holds a commission

See police officer

(on a non-naval ship) any person including the captain and mate, who holds a position of authority and responsibility radio officer; engineer officer

a person appointed or elected to a position of responsibility or authority in a government, society, etc

a government official a customs officer

(in the Order of the British Empire) a member of the grade below commander

verb (tr)

to furnish with officers

to act as an officer over (some section, group, organization, etc)

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