Thesaurus: officer

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1. n. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
2. n. Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.
3. v. t. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
4. v. t. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
5. n. any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
6. n. someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
7. n. a member of a police force
8. n. a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
9. v. direct or command as an officer
10. 1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. "I am an officer of state." Shak. 2. (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc. -- Officer of the day (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and police of the post or camp. -- Officer of the deck, or Officer of the watch (Naut.), the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel. 1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over. Marshall. 2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
11. Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from awarrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See underField, General. etc.-- Officer of the day (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day, hascharge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and police of the postor camp.-- Officer of the deck, or Officer of the watch (Naut.), the officertemporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.
12. n:100 n. a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel v. direct or command as an officer