One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
Use in sentences of OFFICER
Meaning of OFFICER in English
One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.
To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.