Detective vs. Officer

Detectivenoun

(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.

Detectivenoun

A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

Detectiveadjective

Employed in detecting.

Detectiveadjective

Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.

Detectivenoun

One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy.

Detectivenoun

a police officer who investigates crimes

Detectivenoun

an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

Detective

A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases.

Officernoun

One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.

Officernoun

A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.

Officernoun

One who holds a public office.

Officernoun

An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.

Officernoun

A commissioned officer.

Officerverb

(transitive) To supply with officers.

Officerverb

(transitive) To command like an officer.

Officernoun

One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.

Officernoun

Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer or an enlisted man.

Officerverb

To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.

Officerverb

To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.

Officernoun

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

Officernoun

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

Officernoun

a member of a police force;

Officernoun

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

Officerverb

direct or command as an officer

Officer

An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization.