staff officer
1staff officer — n. 1. an officer serving on a staff ☆ 2. U.S. Navy a commissioned officer with nonmilitary duties, as a surgeon or chaplain …
2staff officer — staff officers N COUNT In the army and air force, a staff officer is an officer who works for a commander or in the headquarters …
3staff officer — staff .officer n a military officer whose job is to help an officer of a higher rank …
4staff officer — staff ,officer noun count an officer in the army who works for an officer of higher rank …
5staff officer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms staff officer : singular staff officer plural staff officers an officer in the army who works for an officer of higher rank …
6staff officer — staff′ of ficer n. mil a commissioned officer who is a member of a military staff • Etymology: 1695–1705 …
7staff officer — noun Date: 1777 a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander s staff compare line officer …
8staff officer — noun a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander s staff • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑commissioned officer …
9staff officer — Mil. a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff. [1695 1705] * * * …
10staff officer — noun a military officer serving on the staff of a headquarters or government department …