A person holding a position of authority, especially one with a commission, in the army, navy, or air force; (also) a person holding a similar…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer or soldier of rank > [noun] (88) officera1450 A person holding a position of authority, especially one with a commission, in the army, navy, or air force; (also) a person holding a similar… lancepesade1579 (See quot. 1579.) military1709 A member of the military, esp. an officer in the army. rare. tax-eater1818 one who is supported from the public revenue. two-striper1917 Usually as two (two and a half, three, four)-striper: an officer in the Royal Navy or U.S. Navy (from the stripes worn to denote rank). In later… chiefy1942 = chief, n. 6c; spec. in the R.A.F. = Flight Sergeant. pongo1943 British. Military. An army officer. scrambled egg(s)1943 scrambled egg(s). fig., the gold braid or insignia worn on an officer's dress uniform (esp. the cap); hence by metonymy, an officer. slang (chiefly… Percy1961 Military (derogatory). An educated man; an officer. Subcategories:— collectively (1) — position of (1) — high-ranking officer (4) — commanding officer (7) — field-officer (5) — subordinate officer (11) — commissioned officer (5) — officer by brevet (2) — non-commissioned officer (7) — officer promoted from ranks (2) — combatant officer (2) — staff officer (13) — officer not exercising command (2) — officer without command on half-pay (4) — infantry officer (1) — officer of wing (1) — officers of regiment (1) — specific retired officer (1) — retired officers collectively (1) — strict officer (2) — young or inexperienced officer (5) — officer trained at specific academy (1) |
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