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officer
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56 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. officer
  2. agent officer
  3. air officer
  4. attendance officer
  5. blind officer
  6. boarding officer
  7. case officer
  8. chief petty officer
  9. chief warrant officer
  10. commanding officer
  11. commissioned officer
  12. company officer
  13. executive officer
  14. field officer
  15. first officer
  16. flag officer
  17. flight officer
  18. flying officer
  19. general officer
  20. gunnery officer
  21. hearing examiner
  22. installing officer
  23. intelligence officer
  24. juvenile officer
  25. landing signal officer
  26. law officer
  27. legal officer
  28. line officer
  29. local officer
  30. master chief petty officer

1of·fi·cer

noun \ˈä-fə-sər, ˈȯ-\

Definition of OFFICER

1
a obsolete : agent
b : one charged with police duties
2
: one who holds an office of trust, authority, or command <the officers of the bank> <chief executive officer>
3
a : one who holds a position of authority or command in the armed forces; specifically : commissioned officer
b : the master or any of the mates of a merchant or passenger ship
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Examples of OFFICER

  1. <if you are ever lost, find the nearest officer and ask for help>
  2. <an officer of the court>

Origin of OFFICER

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin officiarius, from Latin officium
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to OFFICER

Synonyms
bobby [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], cop, copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, policeman, police officer, shamus [slang]

2officer

transitive verb

Definition of OFFICER

1
: to furnish with officers
2
: to command or direct as an officer

First Known Use of OFFICER

1670

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