officer

Nouns

  • (n) any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
    • an officer is responsible for the lives of his men
    military officer,
  • (n) 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
    officeholder,
  • (n) a member of a police force
    • it was an accident, officer
    policeman, police officer,
  • (n) a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
    • he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines
    ship's officer,

Verbs

  • (v) direct or command as an officer

Synonyms

military officer officeholder policeman police officer ship's officer

Words of close approximity

office
officer's mess