Associations to the word «Officer»

Pictures for the word «Officer»

Wiktionary

OFFICER, noun. ​One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
OFFICER, noun. ​One who holds a public office.
OFFICER, noun. ​An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
OFFICER, noun. ​(colloquial) (military) A commissioned officer.
OFFICER, verb. (transitive) To supply with officers.
OFFICER, verb. (transitive) To command like an officer.
OFFICER FRIENDLY, proper noun. (idiomatic) An officer of the law; I was pulled over by Officer Friendly last night.

Dictionary definition

OFFICER, noun. Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men".
OFFICER, noun. Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year".
OFFICER, noun. A member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer".
OFFICER, noun. A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines".
OFFICER, verb. Direct or command as an officer.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats