Officer /(?)/

Of·fi·cer

Officer

n.
  1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
  2. Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer or an enlisted man. (U. S. Mil.)

Phrases & Compounds
Field officer
See under Field, General. etc.
Officer of the day
the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the guard, prisoners, and police of the post or camp; abbreviated O. D., OD, or O. O. D.
Officer of the deck
the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.

Officer

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Officered; p. pr. & vb. n. Officering

  1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
  2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.