Definition of officer Officer
/ɔˈfʌsɚ/ - [ofuser] - of•fic•er
We found 20 definitions of officer from 8 different sources.
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NounPlural: officers |
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| officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" | ||
| ship's officer | ||
| jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar, gob, jack a man who serves as a sailor | ||
| sea captain, skipper, captain, master a student who fails to attend classes | ||
| first mate, mate South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate | ||
| privateersman, privateer a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation | ||
| purser an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare | ||
| sailing master, navigator the ship's officer in charge of navigation | ||
| steward someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else | ||
| officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" | ||
| policeman, police officer | ||
| law officer, lawman, peace officer an officer of the law | ||
| constabulary, police, police force, law the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" | ||
| bobby an informal term for a British policeman | ||
| cop, fuzz, copper, pig, bull the first beard of an adolescent boy | ||
| police captain, police chief, captain a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers | ||
| police constable, constable a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff | ||
| police detective, tec, detective, investigator a police officer who investigates crimes | ||
| gendarme a French policeman | ||
| inspector a high ranking police officer | ||
| motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) | ||
| police matron, policewoman a woman policeman | ||
| mountie colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police | ||
| shoofly a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck) | ||
| traffic cop a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic | ||
| trooper a mounted policeman | ||
| officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" | ||
| military officer | ||
| military man, serviceman, military personnel, man someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
| aide-de-camp, adjutant, aide an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer | ||
| army officer an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army officer" | ||
| brass hat a high-ranking military officer | ||
| chief of staff the senior officer of a service of the armed forces | ||
| commandant, commanding officer, commander an officer in command of a military unit | ||
| commissioned officer a military officer holding a commission | ||
| desk officer a military officer who is not assigned to active duty | ||
| executive officer the officer second in command | ||
| inspector general a military officer responsible for investigations | ||
| military adviser, military advisor a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation | ||
| naval officer an officer in the navy | ||
| enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel | ||
| warrant officer holds rank by virtue of a warrant | ||
| officer - someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" | ||
| officeholder | ||
| functionary, official someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" | ||
| holder a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder" | ||
| probation officer the officer of the court who supervises probationers | ||
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| officer - direct or command as an officer | ||
| command make someone do something | ||
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Wiktionary 
- officer (Noun)
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations. - officer (Noun)
One who holds a public office. - officer (Noun)
An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative. - officer (Noun)
A commissioned officer. - officer (Verb)
To supply with officers. - officer (Verb)
To command like an officer.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- officer (n.)
One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. - officer (n.)
Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. - officer (v. t.)
To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over. - officer (v. t.)
To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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officer
Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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officer
A person having some command. A term applied both in the royal and mercantile navies to any one of a ship's company who ranks above the fore-mast men.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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officer
Any officer of higher rank, or who has priority in the same rank, by the date of his commission, etc.
Wikipedia 
- An officer is a person who holds a high rank in a uniformed organisation like the military or police. Some examples of officer ranks would include captains, majors, and lieutenants, but not sergeants, who are sometimes called non-commissioned officers, or NCOs.
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