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officer

//ˈɒf.ɪ.sə//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for officer

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
officers

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
officer
past (v2)
officered
past participle (v3)
officered
present participle
officering
3rd person singular
officers

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

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

  2. 2.One who holds a public office.

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

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

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To supply with officers.

  2. 2.To command as or like an officer.

    • The regular battalions of the regiment, though officered mainly by Anglo-Welshmen of county families, did not normally contain more than about one Welshman in fifty in the ranks.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #687

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

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

By surface analysis, office + -er.

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