officer

Noun

• a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
  • he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines
    

• a member of a police force
  • it was an accident, officer
    

• someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
  • he is an officer of the court
    
  • the club elected its officers for the coming year
    

• any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
  • an officer is responsible for the lives of his men
    

Verb

• direct or command as an officer

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ship's officer , policeman , police officer , officeholder , military officer