officer
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: government
military
politics
war
Etymology: From Middle English officer, from Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Old French officer, Late Latin officiarius (“official”), from Latin officium (“office”) + -ārius (“-er”). By surface analysis, office + -er.
Inflected forms:
form: officers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: officah
pos: noun
tags: alternative
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form: officuh
pos: noun
tags: alternative
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form: officers
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: officering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: officered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: officered
pos: verb
tags: past
form: officah
pos: verb
tags: alternative
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form: officuh
pos: verb
tags: alternative
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Senses:
gloss: One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
pos: noun
examples: Huerta was arrested while law enforcement officers were executing a federal search warrant at a Los Angeles business suspected of hiring illegal immigrants and falsifying employment papers, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, which is part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, wrote in a federal court filing. […] A law enforcement officer approached Huerta and told him to leave, then put his hands on Huerta to move him out of the way of a vehicle, the agent wrote.
gloss: A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
pos: noun
examples: Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
gloss: One who holds a public office.
pos: noun
gloss: An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
pos: noun
examples: Early in the Talmudic period the service was divided between two officers. One was invited to recite the Shema including the benedictions connected with it... After he was through, another man was invited to stand up before the pulpit facing the direction of Jerusalem to recite the prayer proper, i.e., the Amida.
gloss: A commissioned officer.
pos: noun
tags: colloquial
gloss: To supply with officers.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To command as or like an officer.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Many of our journals are officered by Irish gentlemen, and their gallant brigade does the penning among us, as their ancestors used to transact the fighting in Europe; and engage under many a flag, to be good friends when the battle is over.
The regular battalions of the regiment, though officered mainly by Anglo-Welshmen of county families, did not normally contain more than about one Welshman in fifty in the ranks.
[A]t least a quarter of those who fought and died in the Great War were prosperous with spacious homes, and to this class belonged nearly all who had ordered and officered the carnage.
Synonyms: direct
conduct
manage
Related words: office
official
officiate
CO
NCO
Derived words: accountable disbursing officer
accountable officer
animal control officer
brother-officer
bylaw officer
careers officer
case officer
chief executive officer
chief experience officer
chief financial officer
chief information officer
chief legal officer
chief medical officer
chief operating officer
chief people officer
chief petty officer
chief petty officer first class
chief petty officer second class
chief technical officer
chief technological officer
chief technology officer
chief warrant officer
civil enforcement officer
commanding officer
commissioned officer
community police officer
correctional officer
correction officer
corrections officer
customs officer
detention officer
district officer
dog officer
duty officer
executive officer
express officer
field officer
field training officer
fire officer
first officer
flag officer
flying officer
general officer
grounds officer
guest relation officer
honorary officer
house officer
intelligence officer
judicial officer
liaison officer
line officer
loan officer
master chief petty officer
master chief warrant officer
master warrant officer
naval officer
noncommissioned officer
non-commissioned officer
nonofficer
officer cadet
officer down
officeress
officerhood
officer-involved
officer-involved shooting
officerism
officerless
officerlike
officer-like
officerly
officer of the court
officer of the peace
officership
outdoor officer
parole officer
patrol officer
peace officer
penal officer
petty officer
petty officer first class
petty officer second class
petty officer third class
pilot officer
police officer
press officer
prison officer
probation officer
public information officer
public officer
radio officer
range safety officer
relieving officer
resource officer
returning officer
riding officer
riot police officer
sabbatical officer
school resource officer
second officer
security officer
senior chief petty officer
senior chief warrant officer
senior warrant officer
sheriff officer
staff officer
subofficer
third officer
traffic officer
truant officer
underofficered
unofficered
wandering officer
warrant officer
warrant officer 2
warrant officer class 1
warrant officer class 2
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