Officer

//ˈɒf.ɪ.sə//

Synonyms for "officer" (210 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Strong matches (63)

Verb(2 words)
conductdirect

Related words (105)

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Verb(1 words)
manage

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18 entries

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Synonyms

6 entries

Related terms

5 entries

capable of

5 entries

derived

114 entries

Showing 16 of 114 words.

has context

1 entries

is a

7 entries

manner of

1 entries

related to

40 entries

Showing 16 of 40 words.

Translations

202 translations across 72 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • offisier noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Albanian

2 entries
  • oficer noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • oficer noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Arabic

3 entries
  • ضَابِط noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • مَأْمُور noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • مَسْؤُول noun (one who holds a public office)

Armenian

3 entries
  • աստիճանավոր noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • պաշտոնյա noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • սպա noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • zabit noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Belarusian

4 entries
  • афіцэ́р noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • ура́днiк noun (one who holds a public office)
  • ура́днiца noun (one who holds a public office)
  • чыно́ўнiк noun (one who holds a public office)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • длъ́жностно лице́ noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • офице́р noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • чино́вник noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • чино́вник noun (one who holds a public office)

Burmese

1 entries
  • စစ်ဗိုလ် noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Catalan

2 entries
  • oficial noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • oficial noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • ئەفسەر noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏍᎦᏰᎬᏍᏓ noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 官吏 noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • 官員 /官员 noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • 官員 /官员 noun (one who holds a public office)
  • 軍官 /军官 noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Choctaw

1 entries
  • afisa noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Coptic

1 entries
  • ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Czech

4 entries
  • důstojník noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • funkcionář noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • funkcionářka noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • oficír noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Danish

1 entries
  • officer noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Dutch

1 entries
  • officier noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Esperanto

1 entries
  • oficiro noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Estonian

1 entries
  • ohvitser noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Finnish

4 entries
  • asiamies noun (agent or servant endowed with the ability to act on initiative)
  • upseeri noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • upseeri noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • virkamies noun (one who holds a public office)

French

4 entries
  • fonctionnaire noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • fonctionnaire noun (one who holds a public office)
  • officier noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • officier noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Georgian

1 entries
  • ოფიცერი noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

German

4 entries
  • Beamter noun (one who holds a public office)
  • Beamtin noun (one who holds a public office)
  • Funktionär noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • Funktionärin noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Greek

1 entries
  • αξιωματικός noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • פָּקִיד noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • קָצִין noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Hindi

4 entries
  • अधिकारी noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • अधिकारी noun (one who holds a public office)
  • अधिकारी noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • अफसर noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • biztos úr noun (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer)
  • katonatiszt noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • katonatiszt noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • rendőr noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Inari Sami

1 entries
  • upseer noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Indonesian

1 entries
  • perwira noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Ingrian

2 entries
  • cinovnikka noun (one who holds a public office)
  • ofitsera noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • اَفْسَر noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • اَفْسَر noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • سَرْکار noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • مامور noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Italian

4 entries
  • agente noun (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer)
  • agente noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • funzionario noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • ufficiale noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Japanese

4 entries
  • お巡りさん noun (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer)
  • 士官 noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • 将校 noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • 役人 noun (one who holds a public office)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • офицер noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Korean

4 entries
  • 공무원 noun (one who holds a public office)
  • 군관 noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • 사관 noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • 역원 noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • офицер noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Ladino

1 entries
  • ofitser noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Latin

1 entries
  • praefectus noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Latvian

1 entries
  • virsnieks noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • karininkas noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • pareigūnas noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • офицер noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • чиновник noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • чиновничка noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Malay

3 entries
  • pegawai noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • pegawai noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • perwira noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Manx

1 entries
  • fer oik noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Marathi

2 entries
  • अधिकारी noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • ऑफिसर noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Māori

1 entries
  • āpiha noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Navajo

1 entries
  • siláo binantʼaʼí noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • offiser noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • offiser noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Ojibwe

1 entries
  • zhimaaganishii-ogimaa noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • مأمور noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • مأمور noun (one who holds a public office)

Polish

4 entries
  • oficer noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • urzędniczka noun (one who holds a public office)
  • urzędnik noun (one who holds a public office)
  • wysoki urzędnik noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • agente noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • agente noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • comandante noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • executor noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Romanian

4 entries
  • funcționar noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • funcționar public noun (one who holds a public office)
  • ofițer noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • ofițer noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Russian

4 entries
  • должностно́е лицо́ noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • офице́р noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • слу́жащий noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • чино́вник noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • maor noun (one who holds a public office)
  • oifigear noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ofìcīr noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • čȃsnīk noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • офѝцӣр noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • ча̑снӣк noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Slovak

4 entries
  • dôstojník noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • funkcionár noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • funkcionárka noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • oficier noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Slovene

2 entries
  • oficir noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • častnik noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Spanish

3 entries
  • comisario noun (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer)
  • oficial noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • oficial noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Swahili

3 entries
  • afisa noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • afisa noun (agent or servant endowed with the ability to act on initiative)
  • ofisa noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Swedish

4 entries
  • direktör noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • officer noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • officer noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • tjänsteman noun (one who holds a public office)

Tajik

1 entries
  • афсар noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Tatar

4 entries
  • забит noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • офицер noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • түрә noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • хезмәткәр noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Thai

2 entries
  • นายทหาร noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • เจ้าหน้าที่ noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Turkish

3 entries
  • memur noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • memur bey noun (a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer)
  • subay noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Turkmen

1 entries
  • ofiser noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • офіце́р noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • службо́вець noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • службо́вка noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • уря́дник noun (one who holds a public office)

Urdu

3 entries
  • اَفْسَر noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • اَفْسَر noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • مَامُور noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • ofitser noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • sĩ quan noun (contraction of the term "commissioned officer")
  • chỉ huy verb (to supply with officers)

Welsh

1 entries
  • swyddog noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Zazaki

3 entries
  • êfser noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • êfser noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)
  • êfsere noun (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power.

Source: tatoeba (1974)

The police officer on duty sensed an elderly man coming up behind him.

Source: tatoeba (18826)

The robber aimed his gun at the police officer.

Source: tatoeba (19201)

The officer seemed to be afraid of their revenge.

Source: tatoeba (46558)

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