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单词 officer
释义

officer

1 of 2

noun

of·​fi·​cer ˈä-fə-sər How to pronounce officer (audio)
ˈȯ-
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

officer

2 of 2

verb

officered; officering; officers

transitive verb

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

Synonyms

Noun

  • bobby [British]
  • bull [slang]
  • constable [chiefly British]
  • cop
  • copper
  • flatfoot [slang]
  • fuzz
  • gendarme
  • lawman
  • policeman
  • police officer
  • shamus [slang]
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun if you are ever lost, find the nearest officer and ask for help an officer of the court
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The blogger said an officer blocked him from recording a 2019 traffic stop. Bob Christie, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Abdel advises the police to calm matters by quickly finding Idir’s killers; Karim, hoping to force the police into handing over the suspects, captures and holds hostage an officer named Jérôme (Anthony Bajon). Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022 An officer who helped McMullen out of the car could smell alcohol on her breath and her speech was slurred, the charges said. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 The team would not replace the police department’s Mobile Crisis Assistant Teams (MCAT), which consist of an officer trained on crisis intervention and a clinician who respond to certain situations. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 Schroen worked for the CIA as an operations officer and contractor for more than 50 years before dying Aug. 1 after complications from a fall outside their Alexandria home. Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Phillips, an army officer, was a commoner who declined to receive a royal title; Anne also declined her mother's offer to give titles to Peter and Zara. Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 However, an arriving officer was unable to locate the suspect. John Benson, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 The Prosecution Objects Deputy District Attorney Tricia Halstead pointed out that the afternoon session lasted less than an hour and consisted of an investigating officer describing her training and the playing of surveillance footage without audio. Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022
Verb
The settlement also includes police reforms in Greensboro and the surrounding areas including revisions to Use of Force policies and officer mental health training. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022 Dash belonged to officer Jeff Schank, McCubbin said. Ana Alvarez Brinez, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022 Their behavior — like moving quickly or not listening to officer commands — could make officers fearful. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021 The Southern Methodist University Police Department has given a meritorious conduct award to officer Shara Watson who assisted a man who had been struck by a vehicle on Central Expressway in Richardson. Teri Webster, Dallas News, 28 June 2021 What happened when Jane Doe came forward to police Jane Doe came forward to Milwaukee police in July 2019 and reported to officer Zachary Thoms that Haywood had drugged and raped her five years earlier and recorded it. Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2020 The county officers on scene were Deputy Sheriff’s Hammond and Lestock of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Services Division. Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2020 Police have identified the man who officers shot and killed outside ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital on April 15 as Randy S. Ashland, 58. Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2020 The incident highlights the challenges that officers face when responding to drag racing in the city with an understaffed police department. Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, "servant, agent, holder of a civil or ecclesiastical post," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin officiārius, from Latin officium "duty, office" + -ārius -er entry 2

Verb

derivative of officer entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

officer

noun

of·​fi·​cer ˈȯ-fə-sər How to pronounce officer (audio)
1
: a person given the responsibility of enforcing the law
a police officer
2
: a person who holds a position of authority
an officer of the company
3
: a person who holds a commission in the military
His father is an officer in the navy.

Legal Definition

officer

noun

of·​fic·​er
1
: one charged with administering or enforcing the law
a police officer
2
: one who holds an office of trust, authority, or command
the directors, officers, employees, and shareholders of a corporation
3
: one who holds a position of authority or command in the armed forces

officer

noun

1
as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level if you are ever lost, find the nearest officer and ask for help

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • policeman
  • cop
  • constable
  • sheriff
  • police
  • gendarme
  • investigator
  • inspector
  • police officer
  • lawman
  • sergeant
  • copper
  • detective
  • patrolman
  • trooper
  • bobby
  • lieutenant
  • constabulary
  • flatfoot
  • bull
  • policewoman
  • shamus
  • fuzz
  • marshal
  • operative
  • man
  • captain
  • sleuth
  • plainclothesman
  • dick
  • hawkshaw
  • police force
  • peace officer
  • gumshoe
  • sherlock
  • sleuthhound
  • marshall
  • private investigator
  • private eye
  • private detective
  • heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • civilian
2
as in official
a person who holds a public office an officer of the court

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • official
  • administrator
  • director
  • manager
  • executive
  • functionary
  • commissioner
  • officeholder
  • public servant
  • supervisor
  • superintendent
  • chairman
  • bureaucrat
  • chair
  • regulator
  • underling
  • head
  • flunky
  • minion
  • flunkie
  • flunkey
  • co-official
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