officer

CEFRA2

/ˈɒf.ɪ.sə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person with an official position of authority.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.

Examples

  • He has been charged with assaulting a police officer.

  • The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who holds a public office.

  2. One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

  3. An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.

More examples

In context

  • The police officer on duty sensed an elderly man coming up behind him.

  • 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

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Origin

noun

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.