| Text |
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary of·fi·cer \\ˈä-fə-sər, ˈȯ-\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin officiarius, from Latin officium DATE 14th century 1.
a. obsolete : agent
b. one charged with police duties2. one who holds an office of trust, authority, or command
the officers of the bank
chief executive officer3.
a. one who holds a position of authority or command in the armed forces; specifically : commissioned officer
b. the master or any of the mates of a merchant or passenger shiptransitive verb DATE 1670 1. to furnish with officers2. to command or direct as an officer officer
early 14c., from O.Fr. officer, from M.L. officarius, from L. officium (see office). The military sense is first recorded 1560s. Applied to petty officials of justice from 16c.; U.S. use in ref. to policemen is from 1880s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ officerof·fi·cer / 5CfisE(r); NAmE 5C:f-; 5B:f- / noun1. a person who is in a position of authority in the armed forces 军官:
army / airforce / naval, etc. officers 陆军、空军、海军等军官
a commissioned / non-commissioned officer 军官；军士
The matter was passed on to me, as your commanding officer. 作为你的指挥官,这件事转到了我这里。⇨ see also flying officer , petty officer , pilot officer , warrant officer 2. (often in compounds 常构成复合词) a person who is in a position of authority in the government or a large organization (政府或大机构的)官员,高级职员:
an environmental health officer 环境衞生官员
a customs / prison / welfare officer 海关/典狱/福利官员
officers of state (= ministers in the government) (政府各部)部长⇨ see also chief executive officer , medical officer , press officer , probation officer , returning officer 3. (often used as a form of address 常用作称谓) = police officer :
the officer in charge of the case 负责本案的警察
the investigating officer 进行调查工作的警察
Yes, officer, I saw what happened. 是,警察先生,我看到了发生的事。4. (NAmE) a title for a police officer 警察的头衔:
Officer Dibble 迪布尔警官 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishofficer
noun 1 in the army, navy, etc. ADJ. air force, army, military, naval | commanding, high-ranking, ranking, senior, superior The decision rests with the ranking officer (= the most senior officer present). | junior, petty | commissioned, non-commissioned | recruiting | duty He telephoned the duty officer at regimental headquarters. | uniformed | retired VERB + OFFICER salute to salute a superior officer OFFICER + VERB command sth the officer commanding the infantry OFFICER + NOUN cadet, corps
• Note at RANK 2 in the government or other organization ADJ. chief, principal, senior | full-time, part-time | presiding, responsible, supervising Report the incident to the responsible officer. the officer responsible for implementing the scheme | regional | administrative, customs, environmental health, financial, liaison, medical, press, trading standards, training, welfare VERB + OFFICER be, work as | be appointed (as), become | have The charity has a full-time press officer working with the national newspapers. 3 policeman/policewoman ADJ. police | chief, senior, superior | junior | investigating | duty We spoke to the duty officer at the police station. | uniformed | plain-clothes | undercover OFFICER + VERB investigate sth officers investigating the murder | patrol sth | raid sth, swoop on sth (informal) Officers raided an address in south London, seizing bomb-making equipment. | seize sth | arrest sb > See POLICEMAN officer noun ⇨ official (a press officer) ⇨ policeman (uniformed officers) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: installing officer , or intelligence officer , or juvenile officer , or landing signal officer , or law officer , or legal officer , or line officer , or local officer , or master chief petty officer , or master chief petty officer of the coast guard , or master chief petty officer of the navy , or attendance officer , or naval officer , or navigating officer , or noncommissioned officer , or officer at arms , or officer of arms , or officer of the day , or officer of the deck , or officer of the watch , or orderly officer , or ordnance officer , or peace officer , or petty officer , or pilot officer , or police officer , or probation officer , or public officer , or range officer , or relieving officer , or reserve officer , or returning officer , or second officer , or senior chief petty officer , or staff officer , or truant officer , or trust officer , or blind officer , or boarding officer , or warrant officer , or watch officer , or case officer , or bow street officer , or white staff officer , or agent officer , or chief petty officer , or chief warrant officer , or air officer , or commanding officer , or commissioned officer , or company officer , or executive officer , or field officer , or first officer , or flag officer , or flight officer , or flying officer , or general officer , or great officer of state , or gunnery officer , or health officer , or house officer
of·fi·cerI. \ˈȯfə̇sə(r), ˈäf- sometimes -fs-\ noun
( -s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French officier, from Medieval Latin officiarius, from Latin officium office + -arius -ary — more at office 1.
a. obsolete : one charged with a duty : agent
b. : one charged with administering and maintaining the law (as a constable, bailiff, sheriff)
< officers of the peace >
< the officer on duty at a traffic corner >
c. : a chief official engaged in domestic management or service in a large household or a college
< officers of the royal household >2. : one who holds an office : one who is appointed or elected to serve in a position of trust, authority, or command especially as specifically provided for by law
< officers of state >
< officer in the foreign service >
< officer of a bank >
< the club held a meeting to elect its officers for the year >
— distinguished from employee and sometimes from official3.
a. : one who holds a position of authority or command in the armed forces; specifically : one who holds a commission
< separate clubs for officers and enlisted men >
— see noncommissioned officer , petty officer , warrant officer
b. : the master or any of the mates of a merchant or passenger ship
< the officers' rooms opened off the dining room — H.A.Chippendale >4.
a. : a member of an honorary order in a grade above the lowest
< officer of the Legion of Honor >
b. in the Salvation Army : a person trained and commissioned to engage in paid full-time service — see salvationist ; compare local officer II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to furnish with officers : appoint officers over
< supply and officer a militia >2. : to command or direct as an officer
< veterans officered the recruits > < the troops were well officered >
|