Officer Definition

ôfĭ-sər, ŏfĭ-
officers
noun
officers
Anyone elected or appointed to an office or position of authority in a government, business, institution, society, etc.
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A person appointed to a position of authority in the armed forces; specif., commissioned officer.

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A police officer or constable.
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The captain or any of the mates of a merchant ship.
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In certain honorary societies, a member of any grade above the lowest.
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verb
officers
To provide with officers.
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To command; direct; manage.
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Other Word Forms of Officer

Noun

Singular:
officer
Plural:
officers

Origin of Officer

  • From Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Late Latin officiarius (“official"), from Latin officium (“office") + -ārius (“-er").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French officier from Medieval Latin officārius from Latin officium service, duty office

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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