staff officer

noun

, Military.

1. a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.

staff officer

noun

1. a commissioned officer serving on the staff of a commander, service, or central headquarters

Word History and Origins

Origin of staff officer¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

My immediate chief was a Lieutenant Colonel Verne L. Bowers, clearly picked out by Eisenhower as a highly talented staff officer.

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The staff officer replied that a pension of four hundred francs would save them from want in their old age.

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Marceau, indignant at being rebuked by a young staff officer, roughly asked, "And who are you?"

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Suchet had to a great extent those qualities which go to make an ideal staff officer.

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Luckily he had the advantage of Berthier, a staff officer of the highest order, Napoleon's future chief of the staff.

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Piépape has never been a General Staff Officer before; by training, bent of mind and experience he is an administrator.

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