Definition of officer

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Officer (n.) 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..

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Cornet :: Cornet (n.) The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871..
Pasha :: Pasha (n.) An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw..
Forester :: Forester (n.) One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game.
Orderly :: Orderly (n.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service..
Supercilium :: Supercilious (a.) Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior..
Scotale :: Scotale (n.) The keeping of an alehouse by an officer of a forest, and drawing people to spend their money for liquor, for fear of his displeasure..
Lieutenant :: Lieutenant (n.) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander..
Array :: Array (n.) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause..
Cursitor :: Cursitor (n.) An officer in the Court of Chancery, whose business is to make out original writs..
Centurion :: Centurion (n.) A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city..
Lathreeve :: Lathreeve (n.) Formerly, the head officer of a lathe. See 1st Lathe..
Comptroler :: Comptroler (n.) A controller; a public officer whose duty it is to examine certify accounts.
Official :: Official (a.) One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant..
Dispatch :: Dispatch (v. t.) A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches..
Gallant :: Gallant (a.) Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited; courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant officer..
Acknowledgment :: Acknowledgment (n.) A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration..
Striped :: Stripe (n.) The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer.
Bathorse :: Bathorse (n.) A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign.
Admiralty :: Admiralty (n.) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
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