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officer
[ aw-fuh-ser, of-uh- ]
noun
- a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
- a member of a police department or a constable.
- a person licensed to take full or partial responsibility for the operation of a merchant ship or other large civilian ship; a master or mate.
- a person appointed or elected to some position of responsibility or authority in the government, a corporation, a society, etc.
- (in some honorary orders) a member of any rank except the lowest.
- Obsolete. an agent.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with officers.
- to command or direct as an officer does.
- to direct, conduct, or manage.
officer
/ ˈɒɪə /
noun
- a person in the armed services who holds a position of responsibility, authority, and duty, esp one who holds a commission
- See police officer
- (on a non-naval ship) any person including the captain and mate, who holds a position of authority and responsibility
radio officer
engineer officer
- a person appointed or elected to a position of responsibility or authority in a government, society, etc
- a government official
a customs officer
- (in the Order of the British Empire) a member of the grade below commander
verb
- to furnish with officers
- to act as an officer over (some section, group, organization, etc)
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Other Word Forms
- Ǵ·ھ··· [aw-f, uh, -, seer, -ee-, uh, l, of-, uh, -], adjective
- Ǵf·· adjective
- Ǵf·· Ǵf··Ǵǻ noun
- ܲ·Ǵf· noun
- ܲd·ǴЭ· noun
- ܲ·Ǵf· adjective
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