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OFFICER Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word officer. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word officer. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for OFFICER

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administrator
nounn
noun

• someone who administers a business

• the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

• someone who manages a government agency or department

chief
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who is in charge

• a person who exercises control over workers

• the head of a tribe or clan

adjective satellite

• most important element

controller
nounn
noun

• someone who maintains and audits business accounts

• a person who directs and restrains

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

director
nounn
noun

• someone who controls resources and expenditures

• member of a board of directors

• someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

• the person who directs the making of a film

• the person who leads a musical group

executive
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.

noun

• a person responsible for the administration of a business

• persons who administer the law

• someone who manages a government agency or department

leader
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who rules or guides or inspires others

• a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

manager
nounn
noun

• someone who controls resources and expenditures

• (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

official
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• having official authority or sanction

• of or relating to an office

noun

• a worker who holds or is invested with an office

• someone who administers the rules of a game or sport

adjective satellite

• verified officially

• conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

• (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

superintendent
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who directs and manages an organization

• a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

supervisor
nounn
noun

• one who supervises or has charge and direction of

• a program that controls the execution of other programs

conduct
verb, nounv, n
noun

• manner of acting or controlling yourself

• (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

verb

• direct the course of; manage or control

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• behave in a certain manner

• take somebody somewhere

• transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

• lead musicians in the performance of

direct
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

• straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

• in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

• moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

• similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

• (of a current) flowing in one direction only

adverb

• without deviation

adjective satellite

• having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

• being an immediate result or consequence

• in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

• lacking compromising or mitigating elements

verb

• command with authority

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• guide the actors in (plays and films)

• govern or manage

• take somebody somewhere

• cause to go somewhere

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction

• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• put an address on (an envelope)

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

manage
verbv
verb

• be successful; achieve a goal

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• watch and direct

• achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

• carry on or function

• handle effectively

officeholder
nounn
noun

• someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

• the official who holds an office

policeman
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a member of a police force

military officer
nounn
noun

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

police officer
nounn
noun

• a member of a police force

ship's officer
nounn
noun

• a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

Best Hypernyms For OFFICER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for officer, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
command functionary gob holder jack jack-tar lawman man mariner official seafarer serviceman tar
Phrases (6)
law officermilitary manmilitary personnelold saltpeace officersea dog

Alternatives for ADMINISTRATOR

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