OFFICER


Meaning of OFFICER in English

I. ˈä-fə-sər, ˈȯ- noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin officiarius, from Latin officium

Date: 14th century

1.

a. obsolete : agent

b. : one charged with police duties

2. : one who holds an office of trust, authority, or command

the officer s of the bank

chief executive officer

3.

a. : one who holds a position of authority or command in the armed forces ; specifically : commissioned officer

b. : the master or any of the mates of a merchant or passenger ship

II. transitive verb

Date: 1670

1. : to furnish with officers

2. : to command or direct as an officer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.