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Meaning of 'officer' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.
- Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.
2 . Officer [ v. t.]
- To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
- To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.

Meaning of 'officer' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . officer [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
Example in sentence:
  • an officer is responsible for the lives of his men
Meaning (2):
- someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
Example in sentence:
  • he is an officer of the court;
  • the club elected its officers for the coming year
Meaning (3):
- a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
Example in sentence:
  • he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines
Meaning (4):
- a member of a police force
Example in sentence:
  • it was an accident, officer

Nearby Words:

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