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female officer

female officer

8 3.2
A woman who has an official job leading people in the police or army
  • noun
translation icon : oficial femenina
  • The female officer on duty helped direct traffic during the festival.
  • percent of female officers
  • female officers experienced harassment

It's from the view of the female officer's body Cam video.

Examples

  • As in the 1988 results, rank makes a difference, but nearly 47 percent of female officers still reported harassment.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Although their reported rates of harassment were lower than enlisted women's, close to 65% of female officers reported being harassed during the past twelve months.

    Academic text (1994)

  • And I remember a really nice female officer called Miss.

  • And you have no female officers here, is that right?

    Surveillance (2008)

  • I took the liberty of having a female officer pick up some of your things, so when you need to leave later...

    Shiver (2012)

  • But six female officers didn't let the issue drop.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The female officer sticks her head out of the police car and yells to her partner.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Another female officer, this one in jeans and a t-shirt, came to visit me.

    Blog text (14)

  • In addition, there is a hierarchical difference between female officers and male enlisted men.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Female officers are less likely than female enlistees to encounter both environmental and individualized harassment.

    Academic text (1994)

How Senior

general
636 4.2
high-ranking
46 4.2
senior
800 2.9
female officer
8 3.2
junior
99 2.4

Surface Forms

female officer singular
female officers plural

Morphology

female + officer

The meaning 'a woman who holds an official position' is directly and compositionally derived from 'female' (a woman) modifying 'officer' (a person holding rank or authority). This simple adjective+noun structure is cross-linguistically common and follows transparent English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the phrase.

Etymology

Female officer grew from the clear image of a woman in an officer's uniform and badges, where female shows she is a woman and officer shows her official rank. So, it means 'a woman who holds an official position of authority', for example in the army or the police.