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• officer — of|fi|cer W1S1 [ˈɔfısə US ˈo:fısər, ˈa: ] n 1.) someone who is in a position of authority in the army, navy etc an army/naval/military etc officer ▪ a commanding officer of the SAS 2.) someone who is in a position in an organization or the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• officer — noun (C) 1 someone who is in a position of authority in the army, navy etc: a naval officer | Report to your commanding officer. 2 someone who has an important position in an organization, such as a government, company etc: a local government… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• officer — noun 1) an officer in the army Syn: military officer, commissioned officer, noncommissioned officer, NCO, commanding officer, CO 2) all the officers in this precinct carry guns Syn: police officer, policeman, policewoman, officer of the law …   Thesaurus of popular words

• policewoman — index peace officer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• policewoman — I policeman, policewoman (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. patrolman or woman, officer (see safety). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A member of a law enforcement agency: blue coat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer …   English dictionary for students

• officer — noun 1 in the army, navy, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ air force, army, military, naval ▪ commanding, high ranking, ranking, senior, superior …   Collocations dictionary

• officer — Synonyms and related words: ADC, CO, G man, John Law, MP, OD, administrator, aide, aide de camp, apparatchik, archon, bailiff, beadle, beagle, boatswain, bound bailiff, brigadier, brigadier general, bureaucrat, captain, catchpole, chancellor,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• policewoman */ — UK [pəˈliːsˌwʊmən] / US [pəˈlɪsˌwʊmən] noun [countable] Word forms policewoman : singular policewoman plural policewomen UK [pəˈliːsˌwɪmɪn] / US [pəˈlɪsˌwɪmɪn] a female police officer …   English dictionary

• policewoman — policeman, policewoman Both terms are tending to be replaced by the gender neutral term police officer. In the UK, an officer holding the rank of constable is a police constable (PC) or woman police constable (WPC) …   Modern English usage

• officer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. policeman; functionary, official, bureaucrat; president, vice president, secretary, treasurer; registrar; mayor, governor. See director, authority. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An executive] Syn. manager,… …   English dictionary for students

• officer — n. & v. n. 1 a person holding a position of authority or trust, esp. one with a commission in the armed services, in the mercantile marine, or on a passenger ship. 2 a policeman or policewoman. 3 a holder of a post in a society (e.g. the… …   Useful english dictionary