officer
officer definition
of·fi·cer (ôf′i sər, äf′-)
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
Etymology: ME < Anglo-Fr & OFr officier < ML officiarius < L officium, office
transitive verb
- to provide with officers
- to command; direct; manage
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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