officer

Meaning

Noun

1. One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
2. A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
3. One who holds a public office.
4. An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
5. (colloquial) A commissioned officer.

Verb

1. To supply with officers.
2. To command as or like an officer.

Concepts

officer

official

functionary

agent

police officer

policeman

employee

civil servant

mate

commander

constable

cop

staff

military officer

director

clerk

actor

copper

operative

government official

minister

servant

officeholder

ship’s officer

command

head

bank clerk

government employee

incumbent

white-collar

white-collar worker

executive

performer

worker

authority

errand boy

governor

ruler

jurist

justice

magistrate

marshal

representative

police

quartermaster

church

verger

dependent

colonel

O.

direct

lead

conduct

manage

public officer

superintendent

office bearer

ministrant

captain

chief

commissioned officer

order

post

second

wear the trousers

copilot

coxswain

pilot

steersman

ranker

govern

government

administrator

bureaucrat

Bobby

commandant

commanding officer

leader

office worker

registrar

officials

boss

office

management

military rank

Hyphenated as

of‧fi‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒfɪsə/

Etymology

From Middle English officer, from Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Old French officer, Late Latin officiarius (“official”), from Latin officium (“office”) + -ārius (“-er”).

Sentences

John T . Hendrickson is the Chief Executive Officer .

Before entering politics Wilkie was an infantry officer in the Australian Army .