officer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɔ.fə.sɚ/ weak vowel merger
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- /ˈɒf.ɪ.sə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɒf.ə.sə/ weak vowel merger
- /ˈɔ.fɪ.sɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈɑ.fɪ.sɚ/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɑ.fə.sɚ/ weak vowel merger
- /ˈɒf.sə/ (dialectal, informal)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
Huerta was arrested while law enforcement officers were executing a federal search warrant at a Los Angeles business suspected of hiring illegal immigrants and falsifying employment papers, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, which is part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, wrote in a federal court filing. […] A law enforcement officer approached Huerta and told him to leave, then put his hands on Huerta to move him out of the way of a vehicle, the agent wrote.
2025 June 9, Mónica De Anda, “SEIU President David Huerta released from custody on $50k bond following arrest during ICE raid”, in KABC-TV:
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A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- One who holds a public office.
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An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
Early in the Talmudic period the service was divided between two officers. One was invited to recite the Shema including the benedictions connected with it... After he was through, another man was invited to stand up before the pulpit facing the direction of Jerusalem to recite the prayer proper, i.e., the Amida.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 108:
- (colloquial) A commissioned officer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| officuh | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic | |
| officers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| officah | alternative, pronunciation-spelling | lexicographic |
Deriveds
traffic officer · non-officer · judicial officer · public officer · warrant officer class 1 · master chief petty officer · radio officer · officeress · chief petty officer · chief technology officer · officer-involved shooting · field officer · range safety officer · officerial · officerhood · multiofficered · parole officer · penal officer · duty officer · petty officer second class · senior chief petty officer · press officer · senior warrant officer · chief petty officer second class · chief operating officer · dog officer · riot police officer · chief executive officer · careers officer · accountable disbursing officer · sheriff officer · accountable officer · chief financial officer · brother-officer · warrant officer 2 · chief medical officer · subofficer · chief warrant officer · riding officer · officerfully · second officer · general officer · civil enforcement officer · patrol officer · police officer · detention officer · chief people officer · animal control officer · honorary officer · warrant officer · customs officer · chief information officer · sabbatical officer · district officer · nonofficer · corrections officer · officerdom · truant officer · intelligence officer · case officer · noncommissioned officer · staff officer · air officer · executive officer · liaison officer · bylaw officer · officer of the peace · commanding officer · house officer · officerless · non-commissioned officer · warrant officer class 2 · chief petty officer first class · officerly · officer-involved · officer cadet · guest relation officer · officer-like · over-officered · naval officer · master warrant officer · relieving officer · chief experience officer · returning officer · line officer · master chief warrant officer · petty officer · correctional officer · resource officer · chief technical officer · senior chief warrant officer · chief technological officer · officerlike · probation officer · loan officer · unofficered · overofficered · first officer · under-officered · security officer · multi-officered · third officer · express officer · officerism · community police officer · flag officer · officer of the court · prison officer · outdoor officer · peace officer · public information officer · officership · flying officer · correction officer · fire officer · wandering officer · school resource officer · field training officer · petty officer third class · underofficered · petty officer first class · commissioned officer · chief legal officer · grounds officer · pilot officer · officer down
Descendants
Hypernyms
officeholder · person · officeholder · person
Relateds
officially · official · officiate · office
Translations (202)
aig ubukuu (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · tr memur (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · cs důstojník (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · hi अधिकारी (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · sv officer (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · chr ᎠᏍᎦᏰᎬᏍᏓ (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · be чыно́ўнік (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · vi sĩ quan (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · bg чино́вник (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · th เจ้าหน้าที่ (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · be афіцэ́р (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · sh офѝцӣр (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ca oficial (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · fa-ira اَفْسَر (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · el αξιωματικός (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ko 사관 (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ko 군관 (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · be чыно́ўніца (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ja 将校 (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · he פָּקִיד (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · da officer (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · pt oficial (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · sv officer (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · sv ämbetsman (one who holds a public office) · sh čȃsnīk (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ja お巡りさん (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer) · cmn 官員 /官员 (one who holds a public office) · lv virsnieks (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · sk oficier (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · hu katonatiszt (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · fr officier (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · mk чиновник (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · it agente (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · gv fer oik (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · uk чино́вниця (one who holds a public office) · uk службо́вець (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · mr अधिकारी (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · hi अफसर (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · hi अफ़सर (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · cy swyddog (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ru чино́вник (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · be чыно́ўнiк (one who holds a public office) · fr officière (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ms perwira (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · hi अफसर (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ro ofițer (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · tr memur bey (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer) · ckb ئەفسەر (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ur اَفْسَر (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · de Beamter (one who holds a public office) · uk офіце́р (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · fr fonctionnaire (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · kk офицер (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ru слу́жащий (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ko 공무원 (one who holds a public office) · bg чино́вничка (one who holds a public office) · hu biztos úr (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer) · ms pegawai (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · fr fonctionnaire (one who holds a public office) · hu tisztviselő (one who holds a public office) · ru офице́р (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · fi virkamies (one who holds a public office) · cs oficír (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · tg афсар (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · sq oficer (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · nn offiser (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · pt executor (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · hi अफ़सर (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · be чыно́ўнiца (one who holds a public office) · ru чино́вник (one who holds a public office) · hy պաշտոնյա (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ota مأمور (one who holds a public office) · fa-ira مَأْمور (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · tr subay (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · gd oifigear (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · tk ofiser (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ca oficial (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ja 役人 (one who holds a public office) · it agente (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer) · sv direktör (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · sw afisa (agent or servant endowed with the ability to act on initiative) · ja 役員 (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · nb offiser (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · mr ऑफिसर (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · fa-ira سَرْکار (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · pt oficial (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · mk чиновничка (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · bg чино́вник (one who holds a public office) · tt хезмәткәр (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · mk офицер (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · nl officier (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · sv tjänsteman (one who holds a public office) · ka ოფიცერი (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ota مأمور (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · sh ча̑снӣк (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ro ofițer (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · de Beamtin (one who holds a public office) · uz ofitser (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · pt agente (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · hu katonatiszt (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · he קָצִין (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · fi upseeri (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · pl wyższy urzędnik (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · izh ofitsera (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ur مَامُور (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · tt забит (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · pt funcionário público (one who holds a public office) · uk уря́дник (one who holds a public office) · lt pareigūnas (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ar مَسْؤُول (one who holds a public office) · ms pegawai (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · hu rendőr (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · pt comandante (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · fi upseeri (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · be ура́днiца (one who holds a public office) · cop ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ru чино́вница (one who holds a public office) · pl oficer (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · zza êfsere (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · hu rendőrtiszt (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · be ура́днiк (one who holds a public office) · ar ضَابِط (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ko 역원 (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · eo oficiro (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · hi ऑफ़िसर (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ko 장교 (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · lad ofitser (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · de Offizier (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · pl urzędnik (one who holds a public office) · az zabit (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · de Funktionär (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · de Funktionärin (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · bg офице́р (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · tt әфисир (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · pl wysoki urzędnik (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · sw ofisa (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · th นายทหาร (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · hi सरकार (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · cs funkcionářka (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · sl oficir (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ur اَفْسَر (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · fr officier (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · hu tiszt (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · bg чино́вница (one who holds a public office) · it funzionario (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ja 士官 (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · zza êfser (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ro funcționar public (one who holds a public office) · id perwira (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · hi अधिकारी (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · my စစ်ဗိုလ် (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · fa-ira اَفْسَر (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · cmn 官吏 (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · izh cinovnikka (one who holds a public office) · pt agente (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · ru чино́вница (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · sk funkcionárka (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · sh ofìcīr (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · es oficial (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · nv siláo binantʼaʼí (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · pl urzędniczka (one who holds a public office) · ky офицер (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · es oficial (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · sq oficer (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · lt karininkas (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · bg длъ́жностно лице́ (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · smn upseer (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · sk funkcionár (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · gd maor (one who holds a public office) · hu tiszt (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · es comisario (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer) · cmn 官員 /官员 (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · sl častnik (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · la praefectus (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · it ufficiale (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · uk уря́дниця (one who holds a public office) · ru должностно́е лицо́ (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · mi āpiha (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · et ohvitser (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · uk службо́вка (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · tt түрә (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · sw afisa (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · bg чино́вница (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · cmn 軍官 /军官 (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · cs funkcionář (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · hy աստիճանավոր (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · hi अधिकारी (one who holds a public office) · bg чино́вничка (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · de Offizierin (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ar مَأْمُور (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · hu tisztségviselő (one who holds a public office) · tt офицер (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · ro funcționar (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · af offisier (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · zza êfser (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · sk dôstojník (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · oj zhimaaganishii-ogimaa (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · fa-ira مامور (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · cho afisa (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization) · uk чино́вник (one who holds a public office) · hy սպա (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") · fi asiamies (agent or servant endowed with the ability to act on initiative)