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officer
[aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-]
noun
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.Ìýan agent.
verb (used with object)
to furnish with officers.
to command or direct as an officer does.
to direct, conduct, or manage.
officer
/ ˈɒ´Úɪ²õÉ™ /
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 responsibility
radio officer
engineer officer
a person appointed or elected to a position of responsibility or authority in a government, society, etc
a government official
a customs officer
(in the Order of the British Empire) a member of the grade below commander
verb
to furnish with officers
to act as an officer over (some section, group, organization, etc)
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- officerial adjective
- officerless adjective
- officership noun
- officerhood noun
- subofficer noun
- underofficer noun
- unofficered adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
The security presence at SoFi Stadium was normal, however, visibly limited to uniformed police officers and the ubiquitous yellow-clad workers from Contemporary Services Corp., a private company.
Los Angeles police officers stand at the ready as thousands participate in the “No Kings†demonstration in downtown Los Angeles.
They added that private firms "should not replace or supplement police and it is for properly trained officers to intervene when a crime has been committed".
The lead judge in his case permitted the interview, for which an SBU press officer was present some of the time.
Police officers, she said, had been deployed “strategically†and would continue to operate under a unified command with the California Highway Patrol, the Sheriff’s Department and Los Angeles Fire Department.
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