officer
noun / verb
What it means
- 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”
- 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”
- noun someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust “he is an officer of the court”
- noun a member of a police force “it was an accident, officer”
- verb direct or command as an officer