officer
/ˈɒfɪsə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ऑफ़िसर
अधिकारी, अफ़सर
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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SSC Exams before 2018- 1
[C]
a person who is in a position of authority in the armed forces, the police or a government department
अधिकारी, अफ़सर
- She joined the army as an officer.
- a police officer
- The district officer inspected the relief camps.
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- a customs officer
- The customs officer checked our bags at the airport.
- Her dream is to become an IAS officer.
- A police officer helped the lost child find her parents.
Synonyms official officeholder functionary commander executive
Opposite subordinate private constable clerk
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[C]
a person with an official position in an organization, club or company
पदाधिकारी (संस्था, क्लब का)
- the officers of the housing society: president, secretary and treasurer
- a chief executive officer (CEO)
- The club elects its officers every year.
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- She is the chief financial officer of a large bank.
- Only the officers of the society may sign the cheques.
Synonyms officeholder official executive office-bearer
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
officer + of / in + organisation
Use of or in with the organisation: an officer of the bank, an officer in the army. Both are acceptable depending on the context.
संस्था के साथ of या in आता है: an officer of the bank, an officer in the army। संदर्भ के अनुसार दोनों सही हैं।
- He is an officer in the Indian Navy.
- She is an officer of the State Bank.
title + officer (job titles)
Officer is often the second part of a job title: police officer, medical officer, loan officer, district revenue officer.
'Officer' प्रायः पद-नाम का दूसरा भाग होता है: police officer, medical officer, loan officer।
- The loan officer explained the interest rate to us.
Officer as a form of address
Officer is used as a form of address for a police officer in some countries. In India, it is more common to say Sir or Madam.
कुछ देशों में पुलिस अधिकारी को 'Officer' कहकर संबोधित किया जाता है। भारत में 'Sir' या 'Madam' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- Good morning, sir, I want to report a missing wallet.
officer vs official
An officer holds a post in the army, police or government. An official is any person holding public office. Official is also an adjective.
Officer सेना, पुलिस या सरकार में किसी पद पर होता है। Official सार्वजनिक पद पर कोई भी व्यक्ति है। 'Official' विशेषण भी है।
- A railway official handed over the lost bag.
+Collocations 4
type + officer
policearmymedicalcustomsbank
- The customs officer checked every bag.
adjective + officer
seniorjuniorretiredcommandinghonest
- A retired army officer now teaches at our school.
verb + officer
report toappointmeetpromotesalute
- You must report to the sub-divisional officer.
officer + noun
cadettrainingrankquarterspost
- The officer cadets march every morning.
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- The officer asked all applicants to wait outside.
अधिकारी ने सभी आवेदकों को बाहर प्रतीक्षा करने को कहा।
- Radhika wants to become an IAS officer.
राधिका IAS अधिकारी बनना चाहती है।
- The police officer helped the lost child find his mother.
पुलिस अधिकारी ने खोए हुए बच्चे को उसकी माँ ढूँढने में मदद की।
- He rose from clerk to branch officer in ten years.
वह दस वर्षों में क्लर्क से शाखा अधिकारी बन गया।
- The officer in charge of the camp spoke politely.
शिविर के प्रभारी अधिकारी ने विनम्रता से बात की।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ My brother is an officer in bank.
✓ My brother is an officer in a bank.
Bank is a countable noun and needs an article.
'Bank' गणनीय संज्ञा है और उससे पहले article चाहिए।
✗ She is officer of the police.
✓ She is a police officer.
Use the article a before officer and the usual order: police officer.
'Officer' से पहले 'a' लगाएँ और सामान्य क्रम 'police officer' रखें।
✗ The captain is senior than the lieutenant.
✓ The captain is senior to the lieutenant.
Senior, junior and superior are followed by to, not than.
Senior, junior और superior के बाद 'to' आता है, 'than' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
an officer and a gentleman
a man who is a military officer and who behaves honourably
एक अफ़सर और सज्जन (सम्मानजनक व्यक्ति)
- Her grandfather was every inch an officer and a gentleman.
- He behaved like an officer and a gentleman throughout the crisis.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
of·fi·cer
?Which word?
officer, official, officious and office-bearer
An officer holds a rank in the forces or police, or a senior government post ('an IAS officer'). An official is any person who holds a public office, especially one who carries out rules ('a railway official'); official as an adjective means authorized ('an official statement'). Officious means too eager to give orders or interfere, a criticism ('an officious clerk'). An office-bearer is an elected officer of a club or society.
Officer सेना या पुलिस में रैंक रखता है, या वरिष्ठ सरकारी पद ('an IAS officer')। Official कोई भी सार्वजनिक पद धारक है, विशेषकर नियम लागू करने वाला ('a railway official'); adjective के रूप में official का अर्थ 'अधिकृत' ('an official statement')। Officious का अर्थ 'आदेश देने या दखल देने को बहुत उत्सुक' है, एक आलोचना ('an officious clerk')। Office-bearer क्लब या समिति का निर्वाचित पदाधिकारी है।
The officer/official/officious set is a sentence-improvement item.
Officer, official और officious का सेट sentence improvement में आता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An officer in charge of a district is the Collector or District Magistrate; the senior-most officer in a police station is the Station House Officer (SHO); an officer who performs a ceremony officiates.
ज़िले का प्रभारी अधिकारी Collector या District Magistrate; थाने का वरिष्ठतम अधिकारी Station House Officer (SHO); समारोह कराने वाला अधिकारी officiate करता है।
General knowledge
The SSC CPO exam recruits Sub-Inspectors, the entry-level police officer rank; a commissioned officer in the army holds a commission from the President.
SSC CPO परीक्षा Sub-Inspectors भर्ती करती है, पुलिस अधिकारी का प्रवेश-स्तर रैंक; सेना का commissioned officer राष्ट्रपति से commission पाता है।