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officerA person in a position of authority in the armed forces

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A person in a position of authority in the armed forces

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɔːfɪsər/

Korean meaning: 군대의 장교, 장관

Korean pronunciation: 오-피-서 (강세: 오)

Example Sentences

  • The traffic officer gave me a ticket for parking in a no-parking zone.
  • My neighbor thinks he's a fashion police officer because he always criticizes my outfits.
  • The loan officer at the bank smiled so much that I thought I was getting free money.

officer

NOUN

//ˈɔːfɪsər//

A person in a position of authority in the armed forces

officer concept
💡 Concept

A military officer commands troops during formation training

officer rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The officer, artificer, and coroner tell war's story

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɔːfɪsər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɒfɪsə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootoffice
Suffix--er

Origin

라틴어 'officium'(의무, 직무)에서 유래했습니다. 중세 프랑스어 'officier'를 거쳐 영어로 들어왔으며, 원래는 '공적인 임무를 수행하는 사람'이라는 의미였습니다.

🎵Rhyme

artificercoroner
artificer
coroner

🔗Collocations

police officer
military officer
commanding officer
chief executive officer
customs officer
naval officer
immigration officer

📝Examples

The traffic officer gave me a ticket for parking in a no-parking zone.

😄 Fun example

My neighbor thinks he's a fashion police officer because he always criticizes my outfits.

😄 Fun example

The loan officer at the bank smiled so much that I thought I was getting free money.

She was promoted to chief financial officer after years of hard work.

😄 Fun example

The security officer caught the thief red-handed stealing cookies from the cafeteria.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

officialagentadministratorexecutivecommander

Antonyms

civiliansubordinateprivate

Related

officeofficialauthorityrankduty

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