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

Concepts

officer

sergeant

commissioned officer

piece

officier

officer

company officer

mate

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Synonyms

amtlich

Beamter

Gehilfe

Geselle

offiziell

offizielle

Militäroffizier

Amtsperson

Translations

officier

officier

oficial

ufficiale

oficial

subay

ضابط

efser

ofîsêr

ضَابِط

zabit

oficial

αξιωματικός

axiomatikós

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔfiˈtsiːr/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French: officier

In summary

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

Sentences

Als Offizier und Adjutant trat er der Osmanischen Armee bei .

As an officer and adjutant, he joined the Ottoman Army.