Offizier

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) commissioned officer (soldier from the rank of lieutenant upwards)
2. (East,Germany,especially,masculine,strong) a high-ranking official or civil servant in various government agencies
3. (masculine,strong) any chess piece which is not a pawn: a knight, bishop, rook / castle, queen, or king

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔfiˈtsiːr/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French officier (from the 16th century), from Medieval Latin officiārius.

Sentences

Im Zweiten Weltkrieg war er Offizier der Roten Armee .

During World War II, he was an officer in the Red Army.