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| NOUN | 1 | officer, military officer | Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command |
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| 2 | officer, officeholder | Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust | |
| 3 | officer, policeman, police officer | A member of a police force | |
| 4 | officer, ship's officer | A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel | |
| VERB | 1 | officer | Direct or command as an officer |
| Sounds | ao'fahser; ao'fihser |
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| Rhymes | Acer, advancer, aggressor, and 92 more rhymes in ser... |
| Meaning | Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command. |
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| Examples | "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" |
| Synonyms | military officer |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Broader | serviceman, military man, man, military personnel |
| Narrower | adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp; army officer; brass hat; chief of staff; commanding officer, commandant, commander; commissioned officer; desk officer; executive officer; inspector general; military adviser, military advisor; naval officer; noncommissioned officer, noncom; warrant officer |
| Verbs | officer |
| Meaning | Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust. |
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| Examples | "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" |
| Synonyms | officeholder |
| Broader | official, functionary |
| Narrower | probation officer; sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms |
| Meaning | A member of a police force. |
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| Examples | "it was an accident, officer" |
| Synonyms | policeman, police officer |
| Member of | police, police force, constabulary, law |
| Broader | lawman, law officer, peace officer |
| Narrower | bobby; bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig; captain, police captain, police chief; constable, police constable; detective, investigator, tec, police detective; gendarme; inspector; motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop; police matron, policewoman; Mountie; shoofly; traffic cop; trooper; trooper, state trooper |
| Verbs | officer |
| Meaning | A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel. |
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| Examples | "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" |
| Synonyms | ship's officer |
| Broader | mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog |
| Narrower | master, captain, sea captain, skipper; mate, first mate; privateer, privateersman; purser; sailing master, navigator; steward; supercargo |
| Verbs | officer |
| Meaning | Direct or command as an officer. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Broader | command |
| Nouns | officer; officer; officer |
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