Officer — Defs

01 n. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a pol…

1.
One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
2.
Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer or an enlisted man.(U. S. Mil.)

Phrases & compounds

Field officer — See under Field, General. etc.

Officer of the day — the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the guard, prisoners, and police of the post or camp; abbreviated O. D., OD, or O. O. D.

Officer of the deck — the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.

02 v. t. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.

imp. & p. p. Officered; p. pr. & vb. n. Officering

1.
To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
2.
To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.