officer

The definition of an officer is a person in a position of authority in a business, the police, the military or other group.

(noun)

An example of an officer is the person in charge of managing the financial risks a company makes.
An example of an officer is a person in the military who commands over troops.

Officer is defined as to command over with authority, or provide with authority figures.

(verb)

An example of officer is someone in the military commanding their troops; to officer the troops.

See officer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

anyone elected or appointed to an office or position of authority in a government, business, institution, society, etc.
a police officer or constable
a person appointed to a position of authority in the armed forces; specif., commissioned officer
the captain or any of the mates of a merchant ship
in certain honorary societies, a member of any grade above the lowest

Origin: ME < Anglo-Fr & OFr officier < ML officiarius < L officium, office

transitive verb

See officer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who holds an office of authority or trust in an organization, such as a corporation or government.
One who holds a commission in the armed forces.
A person licensed in the merchant marine as master, mate, chief engineer, or assistant engineer.
A police officer.

transitive verb of·fi·cered, of·fi·cer·ing, of·fi·cers