OFFICER

officeholder, officer

(noun) someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; “he is an officer of the court”; “the club elected its officers for the coming year”

officer, ship's officer

(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”

policeman, police officer, officer

(noun) a member of a police force; “it was an accident, officer”

officer

(verb) direct or command as an officer

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

officer (plural officers)

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

A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.

One who holds a public office.

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

(colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.

Verb

officer (third-person singular simple present officers, present participle officering, simple past and past participle officered)

(transitive) To supply with officers.

(transitive) To command like an officer.

Synonyms

• direct

• conduct

• manage

Proper noun

Officer

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary

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Of"fi*cer, n. Etym: [F. officier. See Office, and cf. Official, n.]

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." Shak.

2. (U. S. Mil.)

Definition: Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc.

– Officer of the day (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and police of the post or camp.

– Officer of the deck, or Officer of the watch (Naut.), the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.

Of"fi*cer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Officered; p. pr. & vb. n. Officering.]

1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over. Marshall.

2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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