officer, n.
(officers)
freq. cnt. 118
(officers)
freq. cnt. 118
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 86 freq. cnt.: 86
military officer officer
sample sentences
"an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
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aide, adjutant, aide-de-camp
army officer
brass hat
chief of staff
commander, commanding officer, commandant
commissioned officer
desk officer
executive officer
inspector general
military adviser, military advisor
naval officer
noncom, noncommissioned officer, enlisted officer
warrant officer
Potemkin, Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin
hypernym
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 23
officeholder officer
sample sentences
"he is an officer of the court""the club elected its officers for the coming year"
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a member of a police force
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1
officer police officer policeman
sample sentences
"it was an accident, officer"
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bobby
cop, bull, copper, fuzz, pig
captain, police chief, police captain
constable, police constable
detective, investigator, tec, police detective
gendarme
inspector
motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop
police matron, policewoman
Mountie
shoofly
traffic cop
trooper
trooper, state trooper
hypernym
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
officer ship's officer
sample sentences
"he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
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