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of⋅fi⋅cer

  [aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-]
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–noun
1. a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, esp. one who holds a commission.
2. a member of a police department or a constable.
3. a person licensed to take full or partial responsibility for the operation of a merchant ship or other large civilian ship; a master or mate.
4. a person appointed or elected to some position of responsibility or authority in the government, a corporation, a society, etc.
5. (in some honorary orders) a member of any rank except the lowest.
6. Obsolete. an agent.
–verb (used with object)
7. to furnish with officers.
8. to command or direct as an officer does.
9. to direct, conduct, or manage.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME < AF; MF officier < ML officiārius, equiv. to L offici(um) office + -ārius -ary; see -er 2 , -ier 2

Related forms:
of⋅fi⋅ce⋅ri⋅al  [aw-fuh-seer-ee-uhl, of-uh-] , adjective
of⋅fi⋅cer⋅less, adjective
of⋅fi⋅cer⋅ship, of⋅fi⋅cer⋅hood, noun
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Word Origin & History

officer 
c.1325, from O.Fr. officer, from M.L. officarius, from L. officium (see office). The military sense is first recorded 1565. Applied to petty officials of justice from 16c.; U.S. use in ref. to policemen is from 1880s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: of·fic·er
Function: noun
1 : one charged with administering or enforcing the law officer>
2 : one who holds an office of trust, authority, or command officers, employees, and shareholders of a corporation>
3 : one who holds a position of authority or command in the armed forces officer>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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