Meaning

5 senses
  1. One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

    Funktionär, Funktionärin

    слу́жащийslúžaščij, чино́вникčinóvnik, чино́вницаčinóvnica

    службо́вецьslužbóvecʹ, службо́вкаslužbóvka

    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

  2. A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.

  3. One who holds a public office.

    Beamter, Beamtin

    чино́вникčinóvnik, чино́вницаčinóvnica

    чино́вникčynóvnyk, чино́вницяčynóvnycja, уря́дникurjádnyk

    someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

  4. An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.

  5. (colloquial)A commissioned officer.

    Offizier, Offizierin

    офице́рoficér

    офіце́рoficér

Examples

615 sentences
  1. How much do police officers make?

    Скільки заробляють поліцейські?

    ruСколько зарабатывают полицейские?

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  2. Why did you become a police officer?

    Чому ти став поліцейським?

    ruПочему ты стал полицейским?

    deWarum sind Sie zur Polizei gegangen?

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  3. The police officer fired a warning shot.

    Поліцейський зробив попереджувальний постріл.

    ruПолицейский произвёл предупредительный выстрел.

    deDer Polizist gab einen Warnschuss ab.

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  4. I want to be a police officer.

    Я хочу бути поліцейським.

    ruЯ хочу быть полицейским.

    deIch will Polizist werden.

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  5. Tom didn't give the police officer his real name.

    Том не сказав поліції свого справжнього імені.

    ruТом не сказал полицейскому своё настоящее имя.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization:
one who holds a public office:
contraction of the term "commissioned officer":
Русский
By meaning 2
one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization:
contraction of the term "commissioned officer":
Deutsch
By meaning 3
one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization:
one who holds a public office:
contraction of the term "commissioned officer":

Origin

From Middle English officer, from Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Old French officer,

From Middle English officer, from Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Old French officer, Late Latin officiarius (“official”), from Latin officium (“office”) + -ārius (“-er”). By surface analysis, office + -er.

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Forms

plural: officers
Singularofficer
Pluralofficers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel:ship's officer
  • any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command:military officer
  • someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust:officeholder
  • a member of a police force:police officer

Word family

80 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • police officer
  • the police officer
  • a police officer
  • police officer put
  • police officer asked
  • an an officer
  • commanding officer
  • my commanding officer
  • police officers were
  • officer put
  • officer arrested
  • officer asked

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
officer — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto