officer

[US]/ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
[UK]/ˈɑːfɪsər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. military or senior official [employee] of a government, organization, etc.

Phrases & Collocations

police officer

officer on duty

army officer

navy officer

officer rank

military officer

senior officer

executive officer

chief executive officer

customs officer

chief financial officer

commanding officer

operating officer

chief operating officer

naval officer

security officer

medical officer

loan officer

chief officer

staff officer

immigration officer

authorized officer

superior officer

first officer

Example Sentences

These officers are on leave.

reduce an officer to the ranks

the officers and men of an army

a probationary officer (=probation officer)

health officer (=officer of health)

an officer of the rank of superintendent or above.

holding a prison officer at knifepoint.

an officer took command .

The bullet hit the police officer in the shoulder.

officers will parade through the town centre.

the officer pursued the van.

an army officer of fairly high rank.

to a police officer nothing is sacred.

The officers were brawling commands.

The dishonest officer was cashiered.

an officer who rose through the ranks.

sought an officer's berth in the merchant marine.

Real-world Examples

There was a shootout.Two police officers and two SWAT officers were wounded.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

Across Pakistan, these groups target police officers.

Source: VOA Daily Standard December 2017 Collection

Homesnakes chief executive officer added a challenge.

Source: Discovery documentary "Understanding Bacteria"

A former Syrian intelligence officer and an accomplice.

Source: NPR News April 2020 Collection

Hundreds of extra police officers have been deployed.

Source: NPR News April 2015 Compilation

COP 26 is not a police officer.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2021 Compilation

The indigenes could not become army officers.

Source: Global Slow English

Those who died include a police officer.

Source: BBC Listening March 2021 Collection

Most of the dead are police officers.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2023

I am an officer of the law.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

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