officer (Meaning)
officer (n)
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
a member of a police force
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
officer (v)
direct or command as an officer
officer (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.
Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.
officer (v. t.)
To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
Synonyms & Antonyms of officer
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Antonyms:
No strong antonyms found.
Synonyms:
- private investigator
- man
- policewoman
- marshal
- peace officer
- sleuth
- bull
- shamus
- constabulary
- plainclothesman
- operative
- captain
- sleuthhound
- lieutenant
- dick
- trooper
- patrolman
- bobby
- flatfoot
- marshall
- fuzz
- police force
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word officer
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command, someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trus
cop, constable,policeman, lawman, copper, detective, inspector, police, investigator, gendarme
civilian,civilian,,
The police officer approached the suspect, gun drawn.
The immigration officer checked the passenger's passport at the border.
The company officer presided over the board meeting.
The military officer issued orders to his troops.
