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officer

/ˈɔ.fɪ.sɚ/noun, verb3 syllables

Officer means: any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command.

Synonyms for officer7

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

military officer

noun, as in someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

officeholder

noun, as in a member of a police force

police officer

noun, as in a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

ship's officer

also used for officer

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What does officer mean?5

noun

1

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command“an officer is responsible for the lives of his men”

2

someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust“he is an officer of the court”

3

a member of a police force“it was an accident, officer”

4

a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel“he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines”

verb

1

direct or command as an officer

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Officer in a sentence

  • Sami was in the back seat, screaming at the police officer.OsoHombre
  • You and me cannot disobey this order, as it comes from a superior officer.Ooneykcall
  • Every officer who fails in this respect, is to be punished and cashiered.Cangarejo
  • This man is a police officer in the crime squad, not a criminal.Gulliver
  • This accident has nothing to do with me, officer.orcrist
  • When he saw the police officer, he ran away.CH
  • The commanding officer marched, with soldiers following behind.unknown
  • I bribe police officers not with money, but with logic.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of officer

as a noun

plural
officers

as a verb

third-person singular
officers
present participle
officering
past participle
officered
past tense
officered