officer

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒf.ɪ.sə/
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• /ˈɒf.ə.sə/ weak vowel merger
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• General-American: /ˈɔ.fɪ.sɚ/
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• /ˈɔ.fə.sɚ/ weak vowel merger
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• cot-caught-merger: /ˈɑ.fɪ.sɚ/
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• dialectal, informal: /ˈɒf.sə/
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• CMU ARPABET: AO1 F AH0 S ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Officer (plural Officers) # (countable) A term of address or title for a police officer or sometimes a security guard or other authority figure. #: Officer Smith, please help me!

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

203 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: offisier — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Albanian: oficer — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Arabic: مَأْمُور (maʔmūr) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Armenian: պաշտոնյա (paštonya) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Armenian: աստիճանավոր (astičanavor) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Belarusian: чыно́ўнік (čynównik) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Belarusian: чыно́ўніца (čynównica) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Bulgarian: длъ́жностно лице́ (dlǎ́žnostno licé) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Bulgarian: чино́вник (činóvnik) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Bulgarian: чино́вница (činóvnica) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Bulgarian: чино́вничка (činóvnička) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Catalan: oficial — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Cherokee: ᎠᏍᎦᏰᎬᏍᏓ (asgayegvsda) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Chinese Mandarin: 官員 /官员 (guānyuán) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Chinese Mandarin: 官吏 (guānlì) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Choctaw: afisa — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Coptic: ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ (hupēretēs) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Czech: funkcionář — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Czech: funkcionářka — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Esperanto: oficiro — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Finnish: upseeri — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• French: fonctionnaire — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• French: officier — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• German: Funktionär — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• German: Funktionärin — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Greek: αξιωματικός (axiomatikós) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hebrew: פָּקִיד (pakíd) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hindi: अधिकारी (adhikārī) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hindi: अफ़सर (afsar) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hindi: अफसर (aphsar) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hindi: सरकार (sarkār) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hungarian: tiszt — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hungarian: katonatiszt — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hungarian: rendőr — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hungarian: rendőrtiszt — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Italian: funzionario — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Japanese: 役員 (yakuin) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Korean: 역원 (yeogwon) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Central Kurdish: ئەفسەر (efser) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Ladino: ofitser — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Latin: praefectus — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Lithuanian: pareigūnas — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Macedonian: чиновник (činovnik) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Macedonian: чиновничка (činovnička) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Malay: pegawai — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Manx: fer oik — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Māori: āpiha — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Marathi: ऑफिसर (ŏphisar) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Marathi: अधिकारी (adhikārī) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Navajo: siláo binantʼaʼí — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Ojibwe: zhimaaganishii-ogimaa — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Iranian Persian: اَفْسَر (afsar) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Iranian Persian: سَرْکار (sarkâr) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Iranian Persian: مَأْمور (ma'mur) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Iranian Persian: مامور (mâmur) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Polish: wysoki urzędnik — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Polish: wyższy urzędnik — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Portuguese: oficial — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Portuguese: comandante — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Portuguese: agente — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Romanian: ofițer — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Romanian: funcționar — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Russian: слу́жащий (slúžaščij) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Russian: чино́вник (činóvnik) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Russian: чино́вница (činóvnica) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Russian: должностно́е лицо́ (dolžnostnóje licó) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Scottish Gaelic: oifigear — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Slovak: funkcionár — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Slovak: funkcionárka — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Spanish: oficial — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Swahili: afisa — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Swahili: ofisa — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Swedish: officer — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Swedish: direktör — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Tatar: түрә (türä) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Tatar: хезмәткәр (xezmätkär) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Thai: เจ้าหน้าที่ (jâao-nâa-tîi) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Turkish: memur — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Ottoman Turkish: مأمور (meʼmur) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Ukrainian: службо́вець (službóvecʹ) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Ukrainian: службо́вка (službóvka) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Urdu: اَفْسَر (afsar) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Urdu: مَامُور (māmūr) — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Welsh: swyddog — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Zazaki: êfser — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Zazaki: êfser — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Zazaki: êfsere — one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization
• Hungarian: biztos úr — a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer
• Italian: agente — a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer
• Japanese: お巡りさん (omawari-san) — a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer
• Spanish: comisario — a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer
• Turkish: memur bey — a respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer
• Arabic: مَسْؤُول (masʔūl) — one who holds a public office
• Belarusian: чыно́ўнiк (čynównik) — one who holds a public office
• Belarusian: чыно́ўнiца (čynównica) — one who holds a public office
• Belarusian: ура́днiк (urádnik) — one who holds a public office
• Belarusian: ура́днiца (urádnica) — one who holds a public office
• Bulgarian: чино́вник (činóvnik) — one who holds a public office
• Bulgarian: чино́вничка (činóvnička) — one who holds a public office
• Bulgarian: чино́вница (činóvnica) — one who holds a public office
• Chinese Mandarin: 官員 /官员 (guānyuán) — one who holds a public office
• Finnish: virkamies — one who holds a public office
• French: fonctionnaire — one who holds a public office
• German: Beamter — one who holds a public office
• German: Beamtin — one who holds a public office
• Hindi: अधिकारी (adhikārī) — one who holds a public office
• Hungarian: tisztviselő — one who holds a public office
• Hungarian: tisztségviselő — one who holds a public office
• Ingrian: cinovnikka — one who holds a public office
• Japanese: 役人 (yakunin) — one who holds a public office
• Korean: 공무원 (gongmuwon) — one who holds a public office
• Polish: urzędnik — one who holds a public office
• Polish: urzędniczka — one who holds a public office
• Portuguese: funcionário público — one who holds a public office
• Romanian: funcționar public — one who holds a public office
• Russian: чино́вник (činóvnik) — one who holds a public office
• Russian: чино́вница (činóvnica) — one who holds a public office
• Scottish Gaelic: maor — one who holds a public office
• Swedish: tjänsteman — one who holds a public office
• Swedish: ämbetsman — one who holds a public office
• Ottoman Turkish: مأمور (meʼmur) — one who holds a public office
• Ukrainian: чино́вник (čynóvnyk) — one who holds a public office
• Ukrainian: чино́вниця (čynóvnycja) — one who holds a public office
• Ukrainian: уря́дник (urjádnyk) — one who holds a public office
• Ukrainian: уря́дниця (urjádnycja) — one who holds a public office
• Finnish: asiamies — agent or servant endowed with the ability to act on initiative
• Swahili: afisa — agent or servant endowed with the ability to act on initiative
• Albanian: oficer — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Antigua and Barbuda Creole English: ubukuu — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Arabic: ضَابِط (ḍābiṭ) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Armenian: սպա (spa) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Azerbaijani: zabit — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Belarusian: афіцэ́р (aficér) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Bulgarian: офице́р (oficér) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Burmese: စစ်ဗိုလ် (cacbuil) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Catalan: oficial — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Chinese Mandarin: 軍官 /军官 (jūnguān) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Czech: důstojník — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Czech: oficír — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Danish: officer — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Dutch: officier — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Estonian: ohvitser — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Finnish: upseeri — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• French: officier — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• French: officière — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Georgian: ოფიცერი (opiceri) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• German: Offizier — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• German: Offizierin — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Hebrew: קָצִין (katsín) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Hindi: अधिकारी (adhikārī) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Hindi: ऑफ़िसर (ŏfisar) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Hindi: अफ़सर (afsar) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Hindi: अफसर (aphsar) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Hungarian: tiszt — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Hungarian: katonatiszt — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Indonesian: perwira — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Ingrian: ofitsera — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Italian: ufficiale — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Italian: agente — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Japanese: 士官 (shikan) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Japanese: 将校 (shōkō) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Kazakh: офицер (ofiser) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Korean: 장교 (janggyo) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Korean: 군관 (gun'gwan) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Korean: 사관 (sagwan) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Kyrgyz: офицер (ofitser) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Latvian: virsnieks — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Lithuanian: karininkas — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Macedonian: офицер (oficer) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Malay: pegawai — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Malay: perwira — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Norwegian Bokmål: offiser — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Norwegian Nynorsk: offiser — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Iranian Persian: اَفْسَر (afsar) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Polish: oficer — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Portuguese: oficial — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Portuguese: executor — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Portuguese: agente — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Romanian: ofițer — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Russian: офице́р (oficér) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Inari-Sami: upseer — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Serbo-Croatian: офѝцӣр — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Serbo-Croatian: ча̑снӣк — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Serbo-Croatian: ofìcīr — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Serbo-Croatian: čȃsnīk — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Slovak: dôstojník — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Slovak: oficier — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Slovene: oficir — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Slovene: častnik — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Spanish: oficial — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Swedish: officer — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Tajik: афсар (afsar) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Tatar: офицер (ofitser) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Tatar: әфисир (äfisir) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Tatar: забит (zabit) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Thai: นายทหาร — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Turkish: subay — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Turkmen: ofiser — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Ukrainian: офіце́р (oficér) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Urdu: اَفْسَر (afsar) — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Uzbek: ofitser — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Vietnamese: sĩ quan — contraction of the term "commissioned officer"
• Vietnamese: chỉ huy — to supply with officers