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Officer

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Noun

1. military officer, officer

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

Example Sentences:
'an officer is responsible for the lives of his men'

2. officeholder, officer

someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

Example Sentences:
'he is an officer of the court'
'the club elected its officers for the coming year'

3. officer, police officer, policeman

a member of a police force

Example Sentences:
'it was an accident, officer'

4. officer, ship's officer

a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

Example Sentences:
'he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines'

Verb

5. officer

direct or command as an officer

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Officer

see synonyms of officer
noun
1. 
a person in the armed services who holds a position of responsibility, authority, and duty, esp one who holds a commission
2.  police officer
3. 
(on a non-naval ship) any person including the captain and mate, who holds a position of authority and responsibility
radio officer
engineer officer
4. 
a person appointed or elected to a position of responsibility or authority in a government, society, etc
5. 
a government official
a customs officer
6. 
(in the Order of the British Empire) a member of the grade below commander
verb (transitive)
7. 
to furnish with officers
8. 
to act as an officer over (some section, group, organization, etc)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Officer

see synonyms of officer
noun
1. 
anyone elected or appointed to an office or position of authority in a government, business, institution, society, etc.
2. 
a police officer or constable
3. 
a person appointed to a position of authority in the armed forces; specif., commissioned officer
4. 
the captain or any of the mates of a merchant ship
5. 
in certain honorary societies, a member of any grade above the lowest
verb transitive
6. 
to provide with officers
7. 
to command; direct; manage

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Officer

see synonyms of officer
n.
1. One who holds an office of authority or trust in an organization, such as a corporation or government.
2.
a. One who holds a commission in the armed forces.
b. A noncommisioned officer or warrant officer.
3. A person licensed in the merchant marine as master, mate, chief engineer, or assistant engineer.
4. A police officer.
tr.v. of·fi·cered, of·fi·cer·ing, of·fi·cers
1. To furnish with officers.
2. To command or manage as an officer.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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