Engelsk substantiv: officer | |||
1. | officer (om person) any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | An officer is responsible for the lives of his men. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | military officer | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | man, military man, military personnel, serviceman | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp, army officer, brass hat, chief of staff, commandant, commander, commanding officer, commissioned officer, desk officer, enlisted officer, executive officer, Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, inspector general, military adviser, military advisor, naval officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer, Potemkin, Potyokin, warrant officer | ||
Overordnet kategori | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
2. | officer (om person) someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is an officer of the court. The club elected its officers for the coming year. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | officeholder | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | functionary, holder, official | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | probation officer, sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms | ||
3. | officer (om person) a member of a police force | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was an accident, officer. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | police officer, policeman | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | law officer, lawman, peace officer | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bobby, bull, captain, constable, cop, copper, detective, fuzz, gendarme, inspector, investigator, motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, Mountie, pig, police captain, police chief, police constable, police detective, police matron, policewoman, shoofly, speed cop, state trooper, tec, traffic cop, trooper, trooper | ||
Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | constabulary, law, police, police force | ||
4. | officer (om person) a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He is the officer in charge of the ship's engines. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | ship's officer | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | gob, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | captain, first mate, master, mate, navigator, privateer, privateersman, purser, sailing master, sea captain, skipper, steward, supercargo | ||
Engelsk verb: officer | |||
1. | officer (om kommunikasjon) direct or command as an officer | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | command | ||