officer

EnglishEdit

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EtymologyEdit

From Anglo-Norman officer, officier, from Old French, from Late Latin officiarius ‎(“official”), from Latin officium ‎(“office”) + -ārius ‎(“-er”).

PronunciationEdit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒfɪsə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔfɪsɚ/
(cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɑfɪsɚ/
Audio (US)
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Hyphenation: of‧fi‧cer

NounEdit

officer ‎(plural officers)

One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 19, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
  Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
One who holds a public office.
An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
(colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.

Derived termsEdit

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TranslationsEdit

one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization

Arabic: مَأْمُور m ‎(maʾmūr)
Armenian: սպա (hy) ‎(spa)
Bulgarian: офице́р m ‎(oficér)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 官員 (zh), 官员 (zh) ‎(guānyuán), 官吏 (zh) ‎(guānlì)
Czech: funkcionář (cs)
Esperanto: oficiro
Finnish: upseeri (fi)
French: fonctionnaire (fr) m
German: Funktionär (de) m
Greek: αξιωματικός (el) m ‎(axiomatikós)
Hebrew: פקיד (he) m ‎(pakíd)
Hungarian: rendőr (hu), katonatiszt (hu), tiszt (hu)
Italian: funzionario (it) m

Japanese: 役員 (ja) ‎(やくいん, yakuin)
Kurdish:
Sorani: ئه‌فسه‌ر (ku) ‎(efser)
Malay: pegawai
Manx: fer oik m
Maori: āpiha
Navajo: siláo binantʼaʼí
Persian: افسر (fa) ‎(afsar), سرکار (fa) ‎(sarkâr)
Portuguese: oficial (pt) m, f, comandante (pt) m, f
Romanian: ofițer (ro) m, funcționar (ro) m
Russian: слу́жащий (ru) m ‎(slúžaščij), чино́вник (ru) m ‎(činóvnik)
Swahili: afisa (sw), ofisa (sw)
Welsh: swyddog (cy) m
Zazaki: êfser m, êfser f, êfsere f

one who holds a public office

Bulgarian: чино́вник (bg) m ‎(činóvnik)
Finnish: virkamies (fi)
German: Beamter (de) m
Hungarian: köztisztviselő (hu)
Japanese: 役人 (ja) ‎(やくにん, yakunin)

Portuguese: funcionário público m
Romanian: funcționar public m
Russian: чино́вник (ru) m ‎(činóvnik)
Scottish Gaelic: maor m

agent or servant endowed with the ability to act on initiative

Finnish: asiamies (fi)

Swahili: afisa (sw)

contraction of the term "commissioned officer"

Arabic: ضَابِط m ‎(ḍābiṭ)
Armenian: սպա (hy) ‎(spa)
Belarusian: афіцэ́р m ‎(aficér)
Bulgarian: офице́р m ‎(oficér)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 軍官 (zh), 军官 (zh) ‎(jūnguān)
Czech: důstojník (cs) m
Estonian: ohvitser
Finnish: upseeri (fi)
French: officier (fr) m
German: Offizier (de) m
Hebrew: קצין (he) m ‎(katsin)
Inari Sami: upseer

Japanese: 士官 (ja) ‎(しかん, shikan), 将校 (ja) ‎(しょうこう, shōkō)
Korean: 장교 (ko) ‎(janggyo), 군관 (ko) ‎(gun-gwan)
Macedonian: офицер m ‎(oficer)
Polish: oficer (pl) m
Portuguese: oficial (pt) m, f
Russian: офице́р (ru) m ‎(oficér) (military or police)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: официр m

Roman: oficir (sh) m
Slovak: dôstojník m
Slovene: oficir m
Ukrainian: офіце́р m ‎(oficér)

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Albanian: (1) ^{(please verify)} oficer, (2) ^{(please verify)} nënpunës
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} officier (nl) m
Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} קצין (he) m ‎(katzin)

Italian: ^{(please verify)} agente (it) m, ^{(please verify)} ufficiale (it)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 장교 (ko) ‎(janggyo)
Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} часник m, ^{(please verify)} časnik m
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} oficial (es) m
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} officer (sv) c

VerbEdit

officer ‎(third-person singular simple present officers, present participle officering, simple past and past participle officered)