officer
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(verb) direct or command as an officer |
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Related Words: command |
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(noun) a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" |
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Synonyms: ship's officer |
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Related Words: Jack-tar, captain, first mate, gob, mariner, master, mate, navigator, old salt, privateer, privateersman, purser, sailing master, sea captain, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, skipper, steward, supercargo, tar |
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(noun) any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" |
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Synonyms: military officer |
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Related Words: adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp, army officer, brass hat, chief of staff, commandant, commander, commanding officer, commissioned officer, desk officer, executive officer, inspector general, man, military man, military personnel, naval officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer, serviceman, warrant officer |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: officeholder |
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Related Words: functionary, official, probation officer, sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms |
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(noun) a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" |
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Synonyms: police officer, policeman |
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Related Words: Mountie, bobby, bull, captain, cop, copper, detective, fuzz, gendarme, inspector, investigator, law officer, lawman, motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, peace officer, pig, police captain, police chief, police detective, police matron, policewoman, shoofly, speed cop, state trooper, tec, traffic cop, trooper |
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