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officier

Definitions of officier
  1. noun
    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
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    caesar
    conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
    tompoes
    French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
    types:
    stafchef
    the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
    bevelhebber, bevelvoerder, commandant, commandante, overste
    an officer in command of a military unit
    hoofdinspecteur
    a military officer responsible for investigations
    marineofficier, zeeofficier
    an officer in the navy
    adjudant, adjudant-onderofficier, stip
    holds rank by virtue of a warrant
    opperbevelhebber
    the officer who holds the supreme command
    brigadier, corporaal, corporale, korporaal
    a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
    onderofficier
    a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
    foerier, kwartiermeester
    an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
    sergeant
    any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
    stafofficier
    a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff
    type of:
    krijgslieden, krijgsman, krijgsvolk, militair, soldatenvolk
    someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
  2. noun
    a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
    synonyms: scheepsofficier
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    kapitein, kapt., zeekapitein
    an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
    kaper
    an officer or crew member of a privateer
    purser
    an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare
    navigator
    the ship's officer in charge of navigation
    type of:
    varensman, zeebonk, zeeman, zeerob, zeerot, zeevaarder
    a man who serves as a sailor
  3. noun
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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    types:
    stadsbode
    an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
    apparatsjik, bureaucraat, dienstklopper
    an official of a bureaucracy
    censor
    a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
    landsdienaar, rijksambtenaar
    a public official who is a member of the civil service
    diplomaat, politicus, strateeg, tacticus
    an official engaged in international negotiations
    stalmeester
    an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
    brandpiket
    an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires
    kater
    an official who remains in office after his term
    titularis
    the official who holds an office
    Justitia, kantonrechter, politierechter, rechter, richter
    a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
    notaris, notarius
    someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
    arts-assistent, assistent-arts, griffier
    someone responsible for keeping records
    regelaar, regulateur
    an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
    kasbediende, lokettist
    an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly)
    gemeentesecretaris, secretaris
    the official who keeps a town's records
    paranimf, portier
    an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
    ambassadeur, ambassadrice
    a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
    acquisiteur, advertentieacquisiteur
    a person who takes or counts votes
    Gouwenaar, kerkmeester, kerkvoogd
    an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
    consul
    a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
    Dan., Daniël
    a wise and upright judge
    diaken
    a Protestant layman who assists the minister
    doge
    formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
    ouderling
    any of various church officers
    gezant
    a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
    internuntius
    (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio
    opperrechter
    formerly a high judicial officer
    legaat, nuntius
    (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status
    persona non grata
    a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent
    pretor
    an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
    reclasseringsambtenaar
    the officer of the court who supervises probationers
    procuratiehouder, procurator
    (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
    ronselaar
    a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits
    koster, kosteres, sacristein
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    assessor, bijzitter, schade-expert
    an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
    belastingontvanger
    someone who collects taxes for the government
    penseelstreek, toets, touche
    one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
    koster, kosteres
    a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
    type of:
    vakman, vakvrouw
    a worker who has acquired special skills
  4. noun
    a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
    synonyms: paard, ridder
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    type of:
    schaakstuk, stuk
    any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  5. noun
    originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
    synonyms: paladijn, ridder
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    types:
    tempelier
    a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
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