English > officer: 5 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command. |
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| Example | "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" |
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| Synonym | military officer |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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| Narrower | Potemkin, Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin | A Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power |
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| adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp | An officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer |
| army officer | An officer in the armed forces |
| brass hat | A high-ranking military officer |
| chief of staff | The senior officer of a service of the armed forces |
| commanding officer, commandant, commander | An officer in command of a military unit |
| commissioned officer | A military officer holding a commission |
| desk officer | A military officer who is not assigned to active duty |
| executive officer | The officer second in command |
| inspector general | A military officer responsible for investigations |
| military adviser, military advisor | A military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation |
| naval officer | An officer in the navy |
| noncommissioned officer, noncom, enlisted officer | A military officer appointed from enlisted / enlisted personnel |
| warrant officer | holds rank by virtue of a warrant |
| Broader | serviceman, military man, man, military personnel | someone who serves in the armed forces |
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| Spanish | oficial |
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| Catalan | oficial |
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| Verbs | officer | direct or command as an officer |
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English > officer: 5 senses > noun 3, person | Meaning | A member of a police force. |
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| Example | "it was an accident, officer" |
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| Synonyms | policeman, police officer |
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| Member of | police, police force, constabulary, law | The force of policemen and officers |
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| Narrower | Mountie | colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
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| bobby | An informal term for a British policeman |
| bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman |
| captain, police captain, police chief | A policeman in charge of a precinct |
| constable, police constable | A police officer of the lowest rank |
| detective, investigator, tec, police detective | A police officer who investigates crimes |
| gendarme | A French policeman |
| inspector | A high ranking police officer |
| motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop | A policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) |
| police matron, policewoman | A woman policeman |
| shoofly | An undercover police officer who investigates other policemen |
| traffic cop | A policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic |
| trooper | A mounted policeman |
| trooper, state trooper | A state police officer |
| Broader | lawman, law officer, peace officer | An officer of the law |
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| Spanish | agente de policía, agente, guardia, oficial, paco, policial, policía |
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| Catalan | agent de policia, agent, guàrdia, oficial, policia |
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| Verbs | officer | direct or command as an officer |
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English > officer: 5 senses > noun 4, person | Meaning | A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel. |
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| Example | "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" |
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| Synonym | ship's officer |
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| Narrower | master, captain, sea captain, skipper | An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship |
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| mate, first mate | The officer below the master on a commercial ship |
| privateer, privateersman | An officer or crew member of a privateer |
| purser | An officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare |
| sailing master, navigator | The ship's officer in charge of navigation |
| steward | The ship's officer who is in charge of provisions / provisions and dining arrangements |
| supercargo | An officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase |
| Broader | mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog | A man who serves as a sailor |
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| Spanish | oficial |
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| Catalan | oficial |
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| Verbs | officer | direct or command as an officer |
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