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":

Examples

615 sentences

  1. How much do police officers make?

    Скільки заробляють поліцейські? — deniko

    ruСколько зарабатывают полицейские? — marafon

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  2. Tom lied to the police officers.

    Том збрехав офіцерам поліції. — deniko

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  3. Why did you become a police officer?

    Чому ти став поліцейським? — deniko

    ruПочему ты стал полицейским? — whatnot

    deWarum sind Sie zur Polizei gegangen? — krtz

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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

  2. (colloquial)A commissioned officer.

    Offizier, Offizierin

    офице́рoficér

    офіце́рoficér

  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

More meanings 2

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

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

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
  • 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
  • a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel:ship's officer

Word family

80 related words
RelatedofficeA1officialB2officiallyB1officiate
Derivedpolice officerA2accountable officerair officerbrother-officerbylaw officercareers officercase officercommanding officercommissioned officercorrections officercustoms officerdetention officerdistrict officerdog officerduty officerexecutive officerexpress officerfield officerfire officerfirst officerflag officerflying officergeneral officergrounds officer

Collocations

10 patterns
  • police officer
  • the police officer
  • a police officer
  • police officer put
  • police officer asked
  • commanding officer
  • my commanding officer
  • officer put
  • officer arrested
  • officer asked

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
offhandB2officeA1officialA2officiallyB1officiate

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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