Definitions

officer

[aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-] / ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə- /

NOUN

person who has high position in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent chief civil servant deputy director executive leader manager official representative

STRONG

President appointee bureaucrat dignitary functionary head magistrate officeholder

WEAK

organization administrator public servant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee

NOUN

person in law enforcement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captain deputy detective police police officer

STRONG

arm badge centurion cop flatfoot noncom sergeant sheriff

WEAK

black and white mounty

Example Sentences

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The men were aged 34 and 40, the source said, adding one of them is a former police officer who had worked for Wagner mercenary group.

From Barron's

The officers were wearing body cameras and no law enforcement officers were injured, he added.

From BBC

The road was closed southbound for several hours while officers investigated.

From BBC

The force said "dozens of detectives, police officers and staff had been working" since the stabbings that took place at about 15:30 GMT on Wednesday.

From BBC

Metropolitan Police officers were instructed to provide security for a dinner party at Jeffrey Epstein's New York home attended by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, according to emails released by the US Department of Justice.

From BBC

officer

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