naval officer
16
3.7
- noun
- /ˈneɪvəl ˈɔfɪsər/
:
oficial naval
- As a naval officer, she led her crew on several important missions at sea.
- a former naval officer
- served as a naval officer
Examples
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Meanwhile, the murder of a naval officer revealed the likelihood of deep corruption in Taiwan's arms procurement.
Academic text (1995) -
After graduating from Yale University in 1966, Kerry served as a naval officer during the Vietnam War.
Academic text (2004) -
My dad, he was a career naval officer.
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Peter, I knew when I married you that you were going to be a naval officer.
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I'm a British naval officer...
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In his dress blue uniform, he could easily be mistaken for a real live naval officer.
Fiction book (1992) -
Swimming was essential for the survival of all naval officers.
Academic text (2014) -
A highly respected naval officer returns from six months of hazardous duty.
Fiction book (1997) -
We make no apology for that because the mission we have been entrusted with, transforming you from civilians into naval officers, is too important.
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Bell ran a tight ship in Athens and did not tolerate behavior unbecoming a naval officer.
Academic text (2014)
How Senior
106
5.4
- Specialized
537
4.2
16
3.7
- Specialized
614
5.8
- Specialized
382
8.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an officer in a navy' is directly and compositionally derived from 'naval' (associated with the navy) + 'officer' (a person holding military rank). This standard adjective + noun construction is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Naval officer comes from the word naval, which means about the 'navy' and ships, and officer, which means a person in charge. Picture a uniformed person on a ship giving orders to the crew, and you see why it means 'an officer who holds a position of authority in a navy'.