Definitions for officer
ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə-of·fi·cer

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. military officer, officer(noun)

   any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

   "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"

2. officeholder, officer(noun)

   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"

3. policeman, police officer, officer(noun)

   a member of a police force

   "it was an accident, officer"

4. officer, ship's officer(verb)

   a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

   "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"

5. officer(verb)

   direct or command as an officer

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. officer(Noun)

   One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

   Etymology: From officer, officier, from officiarius, from officium + -arius.

2. officer(Noun)

   One who holds a public office.

   Etymology: From officer, officier, from officiarius, from officium + -arius.

3. officer(Noun)

   An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.

   Etymology: From officer, officier, from officiarius, from officium + -arius.

4. officer(Noun)

   A simple contraction of the term "commissioned officer."

   Etymology: From officer, officier, from officiarius, from officium + -arius.

5. officer(Verb)

   To supply with officers.

   Etymology: From officer, officier, from officiarius, from officium + -arius.

6. officer(Verb)

   To command like an officer.

   Etymology: From officer, officier, from officiarius, from officium + -arius.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'officer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1150

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'officer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #975

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'officer' in Nouns Frequency: #210

How to pronounce officer?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say officer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of officer in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of officer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of officer in a Sentence

1. Christina Paxson:

   It is breaking my heart, we know that the officer will not be on street duty until this is resolved.

2. Ralph Strother:

   Who would know the law better than an officer? he has one vote like the rest of them (grand jury members).

3. Commissioner Richard Ross:

   He was a compassionate police officer.

4. Ethan Ketner:

   Right as we passed all four, the driver turned and started advancing toward us, i can't explain how or why he thought it was a good idea, but that's what he decided to do. There were other vehicles farther down on Verner( Highway) and if they tried to claim they did it( to) get past us, they could have dispatched another officer( down the road).

5. Chief Charlie Beck:

   You can hear the young officer who was primarily engaged in the confrontation saying that 'He has my gun. He has my gun,' he says it several times, with conviction.

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