Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warrant officer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: war-ran-t of-fi-cer
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An officer holding rank by virtue of a warrant rather than a commission.

noun

An officer assigned to execute warrants and other writs.

Example Sentences

"The bailiff does not like to see himself as the brutal oppressor of the poor or as the agent of malicious creditors... This distinction between warrant officer and process server is not at all dissimilar to the gulf that divides the law officer and the peace officer in the police force... Warrant officers execute warrants whilst process servers distribute court summonses and cajole debtors."

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

warrant officers (plural)

Derived Forms

CWO MCWO MWO SCWO SWO WO2

Phrases

chief warrant officer master chief warrant officer master warrant officer senior chief warrant officer senior warrant officer warrant officer 2 warrant officer class 1 warrant officer class 2

Frequently Paired Words

company sergeant major CSM regimental sergeant major RSM process server WO PO petty officer

Synonyms

pursuivant bailiff beadle

Questions

What does warrant officer mean?: An officer holding rank by virtue of a warrant rather than a commission.

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