officer
English Thesaurus
1. any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp, |
| definition | : | an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | army officer, |
| definition | : | an officer in the armed forces (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | brass hat, |
| definition | : | a high-ranking military officer (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | chief of staff, |
| definition | : | the senior officer of a service of the armed forces (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | desk officer, |
| definition | : | a military officer who is not assigned to active duty (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | inspector general, |
| definition | : | a military officer responsible for investigations (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | naval officer, |
| definition | : | an officer in the navy (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | warrant officer, |
| definition | : | holds rank by virtue of a warrant (noun.person) |
2. someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | holder, |
| definition | : | a person who holds something (noun.person) |
| hypernym | : | functionary, official, |
| definition | : | a worker who holds or is invested with an office (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | probation officer, |
| definition | : | the officer of the court who supervises probationers (noun.person) |
3. a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | first mate, mate, |
| definition | : | the officer below the master on a commercial ship (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | purser, |
| definition | : | an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | steward, |
| definition | : | the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | supercargo, |
| definition | : | an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase (noun.person) |
4. a member of a police force (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | bobby, |
| definition | : | an informal term for a British policeman (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig, |
| definition | : | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | gendarme, |
| definition | : | a French policeman (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | inspector, |
| definition | : | a high ranking police officer (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mountie, |
| definition | : | colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | shoofly, |
| definition | : | an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | traffic cop, |
| definition | : | a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | trooper, |
| definition | : | a mounted policeman (noun.person) |
5. direct or command as an officer (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | command, |
| definition | : | be in command of (verb.communication) |
6. any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command (noun.person)
7. direct or command as an officer (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | military officer, officer, |
| definition | : | any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | officer, ship's officer, |
| definition | : | a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel (noun.person) |
8. any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command (noun.person)
9. direct or command as an officer (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | military officer, officer, |
| definition | : | any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | officer, ship's officer, |
| definition | : | a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel (noun.person) |
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