Noun
officer -
a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
ship's officer
jack-tar ,
mariner ,
old salt ,
sea dog ,
seafarer ,
seaman ,
tar ,
gob ,
jack a man who serves as a sailor
sea captain ,
skipper ,
captain ,
master a student who fails to attend classes
first mate ,
mate South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
privateersman ,
privateer a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
purser an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
sailing master ,
navigator the ship's officer in charge of navigation
steward someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
officer -
a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
policeman ,
police officer
law officer ,
lawman ,
peace officer an officer of the law
constabulary ,
police ,
police force ,
law the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
bobby an informal term for a British policeman
cop ,
fuzz ,
copper ,
pig ,
bull the first beard of an adolescent boy
police captain ,
police chief ,
captain a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
police constable ,
constable a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
police detective ,
tec ,
detective ,
investigator a police officer who investigates crimes
gendarme a French policeman
inspector a high ranking police officer
motorcycle cop ,
motorcycle policeman ,
speed cop a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
police matron ,
policewoman a woman policeman
mountie colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
shoofly a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck)
traffic cop a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
trooper a mounted policeman
officer -
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
military officer
military man ,
serviceman ,
military personnel ,
man someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
armed forces ,
armed services ,
military ,
military machine ,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region" ; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
aide-de-camp ,
adjutant ,
aide an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
army officer an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army officer"
brass hat a high-ranking military officer
chief of staff the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
commandant ,
commanding officer ,
commander an officer in command of a military unit
commissioned officer a military officer holding a commission
desk officer a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
executive officer the officer second in command
inspector general a military officer responsible for investigations
military adviser ,
military advisor a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation
naval officer an officer in the navy
enlisted officer ,
noncom ,
noncommissioned officer a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
warrant officer holds rank by virtue of a warrant
officer -
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court" ; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
officeholder
functionary ,
official someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
holder a holding device; "a towel holder" ; "a cigarette holder" ; "an umbrella holder"
probation officer the officer of the court who supervises probationers
Verb
officer -
direct or command as an officer
command make someone do something
