Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

district officer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
dis-tric-t of-fi-cer
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A commissioned civil servant in charge of a district, especially those in the colonies and ex-colonies.

noun

An entry-level commissioned officer rank used by some paramilitary forces.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

district officers (plural)

Questions

What does district officer mean?
A commissioned civil servant in charge of a district, especially those in the colonies and ex-colonies.

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