officer
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
Other meanings
A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
One who holds a public office.
Synonyms
- military officer
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "officium".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “officer” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.