officer

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
  2. noun someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
  3. noun a member of a police force

Etymology

From Middle English officer, from Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Old French officer, Late Latin officiarius (“official”), from Latin officium (“office”) + -ārius (“-er”). By surface analysis, office + -er.

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Synonyms

military officer

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