Synonyms for officer
ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə-of·fi·cer

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1. officerverb

   Synonyms:
   manage, direct, conduct

2. officerverb

   To supply with officers.

   Synonyms:
   direct, manage, conduct

3. officerverb

   To command like an officer.

   Synonyms:
   conduct, manage, direct

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1. officer

   Synonyms:
   official, functionary, conductor, director, administrator, manager, dignitary, official

   Antonyms:
   member, servant, private, sinecurist

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1. military officer, officernoun

   any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

   "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"

   Synonyms:
   policeman, officeholder, officer, ship's officer, military officer, police officer

2. officeholder, officernoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   incumbent, policeman, officeholder, officer, ship's officer, military officer, police officer

3. policeman, police officer, officernoun

   a member of a police force

   "it was an accident, officer"

   Synonyms:
   policeman, officeholder, officer, ship's officer, military officer, police officer

4. officer, ship's officerverb

   a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

   "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"

   Synonyms:
   policeman, officeholder, ship's officer, officer, military officer, police officer

5. officerverb

   direct or command as an officer

Matched Categories

1. • Command
   • Holder
   • Official

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1. officernoun

   Synonyms:
   official, functionary, magistrate

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1. officernoun

   Synonyms:
   office-holder, magistrate, dignitary, incumbent

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1. List of paraphrases for "officer":

   agent, official, officers, specialist, officer-in-charge, personnel, director, formal, agents, oficial, officier, staff, policeman, administrator, officership, employee, servant, officials, constable, patrolman, leader

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1. Police Commissioner William Bratton:

   You name it, we're buying it, there's not a police department in America that is spending as much money, as much thought and interest on this issue of officer safety.

2. John Cornyn:

   My understanding is that was vetted and she was following instructions of her superior officer, Jose Rodriguez, and so I certainly don't see how that would disqualify her from this job.

3. Claude Arnold:

   She also gave inconsistent answers about when she discovered that the HSI agents were investigating the shootings from the day prior …. Either version is contradicted by the building security officer …. it is pretty standard across the federal government that if someone engages in criminal misconduct related to their professional duties, it is also a removable offense.

4. Mary Ann Hopkins:

   A police officer who had been in trouble many times before pulled him off the ledge of the car, another officer comes around and says he saw an altercation to grab for the officer's gun and shot him in the chest.

5. Virginia Beach Police:

   I can tell you that it was a long gunbattle between those four officers and that suspect, many times when we talk about an officer-involved shooting situation it may be minimal rounds by the suspect and by the police officers. This was well beyond that.