officer
part of speech
noun (an officer, officers)
meaning for a pupil
1) An officer is a police officer, a person whose job is to keep people safe and make them obey the law. tree →
2) An officer is a person with a high rank in the army, navy or air force who gives orders. tree →
3) An officer is a person with an important job in an organisation: a school safety officer. tree →
sense in the lessons
In safety lessons, a police officer in uniform is a safe person to ask for help if you are lost; you can call emergency numbers (911 in the USA and Canada, 999 or 112 in the UK and Ireland, 000 in Australia, 111 in NZ). In stories: brave officers, captains and detectives. Phrases: police officer, fire officer, officer in charge, «Yes, officer».
examples
- The police officer helped me find my mum. tree →
- If you are lost, ask a police officer. tree →
- The officer gave orders to the soldiers. tree →
- An officer came to talk to our class about road safety. tree →
- The ship's officer checked our tickets. tree →
- «Thank you, Officer,» she said. tree →
- Fire officers put out the fire. tree →
- The officer wore a badge. tree →
note
Countable; starts with a vowel sound, so say «an officer». Do not confuse with «office» (a place where people work). Trap: a person who just says they are a police officer but has no uniform or badge may not be one; check with a trusted adult.
In the corpora
- Police officers are people you can go to for help if you are lost or scared.
- "Correctional officer" is the US official word for a prison guard.
- "Officer-involved shooting" is a US official phrase meaning police shot someone.
- Safe adults to ask include police officers, shop workers with badges, security guards, and parents with children.
- Police officers, firefighters and paramedics are there to help children who are in trouble.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «officer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.