officer
noun
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Sense 1 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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Sense 2 verb
direct or command as an officer
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Sense 3 noun
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
he is an officer of the court
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Sense 4 noun
a member of a police force
it was an accident, officer
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Sense 5 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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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | officer |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | serviceman |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adjutant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | army officer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brass hat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chief of staff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | commander |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | commissioned officer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | desk officer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | executive officer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inspector general |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | military adviser |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | naval officer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | noncommissioned officer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | warrant officer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Potemkin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | military officer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ship's officer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | policeman |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | command |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | holder |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | official |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | probation officer |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sergeant at arms |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | officer |
| 4 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | police |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | lawman |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bobby |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cop |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | police captain |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | police constable |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | detective |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | gendarme |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | inspector |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | motorcycle cop |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | police matron |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | Mountie |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoofly |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | traffic cop |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | trooper |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | state trooper |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | officer |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | gob |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sea captain |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mate |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | privateer |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | purser |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | navigator |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | steward |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | supercargo |