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officer

officer

2.1
A person chosen to hold a responsible position in a company, club, or government
  • noun
  • /ˈɔfɪsər/
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  • Jackson, Miss. -- Chief Operating Officer Jerryl Briggs will become acting president of Mississippi Valley State University.
  • chief executive officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • executive officer

And he said the chief safety officer, perfect.

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Examples

  • Dr. Rha is an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Normally the specialist press officers go on TV.

  • It's when the search and rescue officer is talking to him.

  • I had to bring my probation officer with me.

  • Another former senior cabinet officer, William Perry.

  • In all my years as a medical officer, I've never seen anything like it.

  • Robert Ford is a career Foreign Service officer and a career Arabist.

  • There weren't good senior programs or officers available to mentor them.

  • The new marketing officer proposed a creative strategy to increase sales.

  • As the community outreach officer, she organizes events to engage local residents.

Synonyms

official
vsofficer
3.7

A person who works for a government or organization and has power to make and enforce rules

is an appointed or elected trusted member rather than enforcement focused
functionary
vsofficer
8 7.7

A person who has an official job in a government or large organization

is a trusted authority chosen to lead or represent rather than just execute tasks
officeholder
vsofficer
  • Formal
8 4.4

A person who has an official job with power and responsibility in a government or organization

is chosen by appointment or election and trusted in the role
office-bearer
vsofficer
  • UK
1 6.7

A person who has an official position in a club or organization

is a trusted appointed or elected authority rather than ceremonial
1 4.4

A person who manages office work and makes official decisions in a government or large organization

is a broadly chosen trusted authority across organizations not limited to administration

Antonyms

21 4.8

Lower in rank or importance and under someone's control

Compounds

560 1.1

A person who keeps people safe and stops crime

commanding officer
  • Specialized
80 4.1

An officer in charge of a group of soldiers

A person who is second in command and runs daily work in a military unit or organization

A person in charge of soldiers who gives orders and leads them

A person who leads a company and makes its main decisions

intelligence officer
  • Specialized
33 3.7

A person who works for the government to collect and report secret information about threats to the country

A person who checks and guides people released from prison to follow court rules

A person who looks after a company's money, receives payments, pays bills, and keeps records

16 3.7

A person who commands ships or sailors in a navy

A senior manager who looks after a company's money, makes budgets, and prepares financial reports

15 4.9

A senior manager who runs a company's daily work and reports to the chief executive officer

medical officer
  • Specialized
15 3.7

A doctor who looks after the health of soldiers or people in an institution

petty officer
  • Specialized
10 4.8

A sailor with a middle rank in the Navy or Coast Guard who leads other sailors

9 2.8

A person who leads soldiers and has power to give orders in the army

peace officer
  • Formal
9 3.5

A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff

case officer
  • Jargon
8 7.5

A person who manages secret sources who give information to a spy agency

A woman who has an official job leading people in the police or army

A shooting where a police officer shoots someone or gets shot

5 2.2

A person who makes sure people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff

general officer
  • Specialized
4 5.0

A senior military officer above colonel who commands large units

3 6.9

A person chosen by a government agency to listen to cases and make decisions

commissioned officer
  • Specialized
3 3.6

A member of the military who has power from the government to give orders

3 6.1

A person who leads a meeting and makes sure it runs correctly

flag officer
  • Specialized
3 8.5

A senior navy officer above captain who flies a flag to show command

staff officer
  • Specialized
3 6.1

A person in the military who helps a commander plan and manage operations

A military person who has rank from a written order and is above soldiers but below officers

chief petty officer
  • Specialized
2 7.3

A senior navy sailor who leads and trains other sailors

field officer
  • Specialized
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

line officer
  • Jargon
1 7.7

A military leader who commands soldiers in combat, not a staff or supply role

A member of the armed forces who enforces rules, keeps soldiers in order and guards prisoners

A person who holds an official government job that is not military

ship's officer
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A person on a ship in charge of tasks and safety

1 7.7

A person in the military or intelligence who carries out a secret task

A military person with a rank who serves in a country's air force

1 7.0

An officer in the military ranked between captains and generals, such as major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel

An official who runs voting in an area and announces the result

A military officer who organizes and gives food, equipment, and fuel to troops

A person who has an official job in a church and helps lead it

A person in the military who has official rank and command

6.4

An officer in the navy with official rank and authority given by the government

9.5

A person who removes pests like rats or insects using sprays and traps

enlisted officer
  • Specialized
5.7

A military officer promoted from regular soldiers instead of joining as a new officer

6.7

A senior Royal Air Force person who watches over aircraft repair and ground crew

prosecuting officer
  • Specialized
6.0

A government lawyer who tries to prove someone committed a crime in court

A physical fight involving one or more police officers

7.7

An event where police officers take part, often causing public or legal concern

6.3

A high-ranking sailor in the US Navy or Coast Guard who leads and trains other sailors

How Senior

executive
533 4.5
manager
1.6
officer
2.1
junior
99 2.4

Surface Forms

officer singular
officers plural

Morphology

officer = office (semi-transparent) = office + er

The pattern 'office' + '-er' can suggest a person holding an office, but it depends on the less familiar sense of 'office' meaning an official post rather than a room or workplace.

Etymology

Officer comes from the Latin word officium, which means 'duty' or 'service', and is the same root as office. So an organizational officer is someone chosen to hold a job of responsibility for the group's work.