army officer

/ˈɑrmi ˈɑfɪsər/

/ˈɑmi ˈɒfɪsə/

Other forms: army officers

Definitions of army officer

1. noun

   an officer in the armed forces
   “he's a retired army officer”

   examples:

   Alfred Dreyfus

   French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)

   types:

   quartermaster

   an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops

   type of:

   military officer, officer

   any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command