a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
a member of a police department or a constable.
a person licensed to take full or partial responsibility for the operation of a merchant ship or other large civilian ship; a master or mate.
a person appointed or elected to some position of responsibility or authority in the government, a corporation, a society, etc.
(in some honorary orders) a member of any rank except the lowest.
Obsolete. an agent.
verb (used with object)
to furnish with officers.
to command or direct as an officer does.
to direct, conduct, or manage.
Origin of officer
1275–1325; Middle English <Anglo-French; Middle French officier<Medieval Latin officiārius, equivalent to Latin offici(um) office + -ārius-ary; see -er2, -ier2
OTHER WORDS FROM officer
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un·der·of·fi·cer,nounun·of·fi·cered,adjective
Words nearby officer
Office of Economic Opportunity, Office of Price Administration, Office of Technology Assessment, Office of War Information, office park, officer, officer of arms, officer of the day, officer of the deck, officer of the guard, officer of the watch
Interim Assistant Police Chief Frank Sousa said the group was gone when officers arrived.
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Criminal prosecutions are intended to punish officers, to deter future criminal behavior.
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According to police reports, Gillum was found vomiting in the room too inebriated to speak with officers while another man was passed out.
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The Houston Police Officers’ Union blasted the department’s decision to fire the officers, claiming that they acted justly, The New York Times notes.
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Cheng says that Post-Quantum Group, which was founded in 2009, once struggled to get chief information security officers and chief information officers at major banks and corporations to take the threat of quantum computers seriously.
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In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.
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The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.
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A street sweeper was caught in the crossfire as a gunman fired at the officer, fatally wounding her in the back.
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The next and last speaker was the class valedictorian, Officer James Fuchs.
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If anything, officer training and in-field policing methodologies reinforce those beliefs.
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For Ignacio knew that the Spanish officer was glad enough to believe the story the spy told him.
A Prisoner of Morro|Upton Sinclair
The officer shook his head in token of doubt about the truthfulness of that denial, and grinned sardonically.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective|Andrew Forrester
No officer of the Italian government was to enter the Lateran or Vatican palaces upon any official mission.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe|James Harvey Robinson
But at this moment noise and smoke seemed to burst out on every side; the officer shouted to him to sound Retire!
Children's Literature|Charles Madison Curry
An officer of Uhlans took me in and shared his bed on the floor of a cabin.
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British Dictionary definitions for officer
officer
/ (ˈɒfɪsə) /
noun
a person in the armed services who holds a position of responsibility, authority, and duty, esp one who holds a commission
See police officer
(on a non-naval ship) any person including the captain and mate, who holds a position of authority and responsibilityradio officer; engineer officer
a person appointed or elected to a position of responsibility or authority in a government, society, etc
a government officiala customs officer
(in the Order of the British Empire) a member of the grade below commander
verb(tr)
to furnish with officers
to act as an officer over (some section, group, organization, etc)