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Noun officer has 4 senses
- military officer, 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"
--1 is a kind of serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
--1 has particulars:
- officeholder, 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"
--2 is a kind of official, functionary
--2 has particulars: probation officer; sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms
- policeman, police officer, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
--3 is a kind of lawman, law officer, peace officer
--3 is a member of police, police force, constabulary, law
--3 has particulars: | | bobby; bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig; captain, police captain, police chief; constable, police constable; detective, investigator, tec, police detective; gendarme; inspector; motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop; police matron, policewoman; Mountie; shoofly; traffic cop; trooper; trooper, state trooper |
- officer, ship's 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"
--4 is a kind of mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog
--4 has particulars:
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