officier

Definitions of officier
  1. noun
    a military officer holding a commission
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    officier naval
    a commissioned officer in the navy
    capitaine
    the naval officer in command of a military ship
    capitaine
    an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
    colonel
    a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
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    officier militaire
    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
  2. noun
    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
    synonyms: officier militaire
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    chef d'armée, commandant, commandant en chef
    an officer in command of a military unit
    sous-officier
    a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel
    adjudant
    holds rank by virtue of a warrant
    officier naval
    a commissioned officer in the navy
    brigadier, caporal
    a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
    sergent
    any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
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    militaire, soldat
    someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
  3. noun
    a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
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    capitaine
    an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
    colonel
    a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
  4. verb
    act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
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    se marier
    perform a marriage ceremony
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    remplir
    perform a function
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