officer
pronunciation
How to pronounce officer in British English:
UK [ˈɒfɪsə(r)]
How to pronounce officer in American English:
US [ˈɑːfɪsər]
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- Noun:
- any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
- someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
- a member of a police force
- a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
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- Verb:
- direct or command as an officer
Word Origin
- officer (n.)
- early 14c., "one who holds an office" (originally a high office), from Old French oficier "officer, official" (early 14c.), from Medieval Latin officarius "an officer," from Latin officium "a service, a duty" (see office). The military sense is first recorded 1560s. Applied to petty officials of justice from 16c.; U.S. use in reference to policemen is from 1880s.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The suspect 's father is a high-ranking police officer .
- 2. Vivek kundra is the federal chief information officer .
- 3. Mr thain subsequently named him chief financial officer of the nyse .
- 4. Officer da silva said he understood the people 's wariness .
- 5. After all , she was a female checkpoint officer .