Definition of Officer

1. Verb. Direct or command as an officer.

Generic synonyms: Command

2. 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"

3. Noun. Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust. "The club elected its officers for the coming year"
Exact synonyms: Officeholder
Generic synonyms: Holder, Functionary, Official
Specialized synonyms: Probation Officer, Sergeant At Arms, Serjeant-at-arms

4. Noun. A member of a police force. "It was an accident, officer"

5. Noun. A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel. "He is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"

Definition of Officer

1. 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.

2. v. t. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.

Definition of Officer

1. Noun. One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations. ¹

2. Noun. One who holds a public office. ¹

3. Noun. An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative. ¹

4. Noun. (colloquial military) A simple contraction of the term "commissioned officer." ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To supply with '''officers'''. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To command like an '''officer'''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Officer

1. to furnish with officers (persons holding positions of authority) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Officer

1. 1. 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. "I am an officer of state." 2. Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See Field, General. Etc. Officer of the day, the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, especially. A war vessel. Origin: F. Officier. See Office, and cf. Official. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Officer

office management
office mate
office mates
office nursing
office staff
office visits
office wall
office walls
officeholder
officeholders
officeholding
officeless
officelike
officemate
officemates
officer (current term)
officer's mess
officer-involved shooting
officered
officeress
officering
officers
offices
officeseeker
officeseekers
officewall
officewalls
officewear
officewide
official

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