officer
∞
2.4
- noun
- /ˈɔfɪsər/
:
oficial
- I had to see my Commanding Officer.
- military officer
- commanding officer
- army officer
When, when, when a commanding officers order orders an investigation?
- When, when, when a commanding officers order orders an investigation?
- He, after all, had instructed his own officers to shoot communist prisoners.
- So Navy SEAL, SEAL officer, author of two books.
- No, it's a it was a Yugoslav officer, captain first class.
- Take your pick for non commissioned officers and officers from the entire Army.
- He worked as a combat journalist and a public affairs officer when he was in Iraq.
- They didn't have dog tags because their officers knew that most of them wouldn't come back.
- And maybe it's an oldie, but Goodie is an officer and a gentleman.
- And they cast me and that as Flying Officer Jamie.
- And I ended up bumping into my former officer from who I served with it in Iraq.
- And there was one particular officer, he was ACM, like Mr Jarvis.
Examples
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Many German submarine engineers, technicians, and naval officers found employment in Finnish submarine projects.
Academic text (1999) -
As time went on, increasing numbers of regular officers were given greater control over their units.
Academic text (1999) -
-Are you going to the officers' bar, sir?
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Um, sorry officer... uh, can you tell me what happened in there?
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And also, I need to sit down with your senior officers.
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He's getting commissioned as an officer in the Army.
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He was my father's commanding officer at the time.
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He worked as a combat journalist and a public affairs officer when he was in Iraq.
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Wolfram was now serving as a communications officer with the 77th Infantry Division.
Academic text (2011) -
He's getting commissioned as an officer in the Army.
Synonyms
636
4.2
A very high military officer who leads the army, air force, or marines
537
4.2
An officer in the navy or air force who leads a unit
422
3.9
A military or police officer who is in charge of and trains lower-ranked people
247
2.9
An officer in the army, navy, or police who is in charge of others
208
7.7
A senior military officer who commands a large unit
106
5.4
A senior navy officer who commands a group of ships
80
4.1
An officer in charge of a group of soldiers
68
3.3
A person who commands soldiers or an army
50
4.9
A person who is second in command and runs daily work in a military unit or organization
38
3.2
A person in charge of soldiers who gives orders and leads them
34
8.2
An officer in charge of a military unit or a school for soldiers
23
4.6
The senior military officer who leads a country's armed forces
16
3.7
A person who commands ships or sailors in a navy
15
3.7
A doctor who looks after the health of soldiers or people in an institution
14
4.6
A military officer who helps another country's soldiers with training and planning, not fighting
9
2.8
A person who leads soldiers and has power to give orders in the army
8
3.2
A woman who has an official job leading people in the police or army
7
9.0
A military officer who helps a senior officer with paperwork and schedules
5
8.6
A Navy or Coast Guard leader with a rank like an Army sergeant
4
5.0
A senior military officer above colonel who commands large units
3
3.6
A member of the military who has power from the government to give orders
3
9.9
The top army leader in charge of many armies
3
8.5
A senior navy officer above captain who flies a flag to show command
3
6.1
A person in the military who helps a commander plan and manage operations
2
6.5
A military person who has rank from a written order and is above soldiers but below officers
2
4.6
A person in the army with the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
2
6.2
A military person promoted from lower ranks who leads and trains soldiers
1
4.2
A person in the military or police who does office work
1
4.1
A member of the armed forces who enforces rules, keeps soldiers in order and guards prisoners
1
2.7
A military person with a rank who serves in a country's air force
1
7.7
A person in the military or intelligence who carries out a secret task
A person in the military who has official rank and command
A senior soldier who helps an officer by passing orders and handling the unit's paperwork
A rank for a person in the army or police who leads a small group
A military officer promoted from regular soldiers instead of joining as a new officer
Antonyms
Compounds
50
4.9
A person who is second in command and runs daily work in a military unit or organization
- Specialized
33
3.7
A person who works for the government to collect and report secret information about threats to the country
27
4.4
A person who checks and guides people released from prison to follow court rules
17
3.3
A person who looks after a company's money, receives payments, pays bills, and keeps records
15
3.4
A senior manager who looks after a company's money, makes budgets, and prepares financial reports
- Formal
15
4.9
A senior manager who runs a company's daily work and reports to the chief executive officer
- Specialized
15
3.7
A doctor who looks after the health of soldiers or people in an institution
- Specialized
10
4.8
A sailor with a middle rank in the Navy or Coast Guard who leads other sailors
- Formal
9
3.5
A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
- Formal
3
6.9
A person chosen by a government agency to listen to cases and make decisions
- Specialized
3
3.6
A member of the military who has power from the government to give orders
- Specialized
3
6.1
A person in the military who helps a commander plan and manage operations
2
6.5
A military person who has rank from a written order and is above soldiers but below officers
- Specialized
2
4.6
A person in the army with the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- Specialized
2
6.2
A military person promoted from lower ranks who leads and trains soldiers
- Jargon
1
7.7
A military leader who commands soldiers in combat, not a staff or supply role
1
4.1
A member of the armed forces who enforces rules, keeps soldiers in order and guards prisoners
- Jargon
1
7.0
An officer in the military ranked between captains and generals, such as major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- Specialized
A person in the military who has official rank and command
- Specialized
An officer in the navy with official rank and authority given by the government
- Specialized
A person who removes pests like rats or insects using sprays and traps
- Specialized
A military officer promoted from regular soldiers instead of joining as a new officer
- Jargon
A senior Royal Air Force person who watches over aircraft repair and ground crew
- Specialized
A government lawyer who tries to prove someone committed a crime in court
- Literature
An event where police officers take part, often causing public or legal concern
- Specialized
A high-ranking sailor in the US Navy or Coast Guard who leads and trains other sailors
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Officer comes from the Latin word officium, which means 'duty' or 'service', and shares its root with office. So a military officer is a person given the duty to lead, give orders, and take responsibility.