military officer, 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"

officeholder, 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"

policeman, police officer, officer (noun)

a member of a police force

"it was an accident, officer"

officer, ship's officer (verb)

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

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)

A simple contraction of the term "commissioned officer."

officer (Verb)

To supply with officers.

officer (Verb)

To command like an officer.

Officer

An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization. The term derives from Old French oficier "officer, official" (early 14c., Modern French officier), from Medieval Latin officiarius "an officer," from Latin officium "a service, a duty" the late Latin from officiarius, meaning "official."