officer

¹of·fi·cer

noun \ˈä-fə-sər, ˈȯ-\

Definition of OFFICER

1

a obsolete : agent b : one charged with police duties

2

: one who holds an office of trust, authority, or command <the officers of the bank> <chief executive officer>

3

a : one who holds a position of authority or command in the armed forces; specifically : commissioned officer b : the master or any of the mates of a merchant or passenger ship

Examples of OFFICER

1. <if you are ever lost, find the nearest officer and ask for help>
2. <an officer of the court>

Origin of OFFICER

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin officiarius, from Latin officium

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to OFFICER

Synonyms: bobby [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], cop, copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, policeman, police officer, shamus [slang]

Related Words: patrolman, policewoman; detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, inspector, investigator, plainclothesman, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound; marshal (also marshall), sheriff, trooper; peace officer; captain, lieutenant, sergeant; constabulary, heat [slang], man, police, police force; operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator

Near Antonyms: civilian

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