peace officer vs officer

officer vs peace officer

peace officer and officer both are nouns.

peace officer is not a verb while officer is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peace officer	Yes	No	No	No
officer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, officer is a hyponym of peace officer; that is, officer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than peace officer:

peace officer: an officer of the law
officer: a member of a police force

Other hyponyms of peace officer include attorney general, border patrolman, constable, deputy, deputy sheriff, flatfoot, patrolman, gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw, turnkey, lieutenant, police lieutenant, marshal, marshall, military policeman, MP, narc, narcotics agent, nark, police officer, police sergeant, sergeant, sheriff, solicitor general, Ranger, Texas Ranger, warden, warder.

peace officer (noun)	officer (noun)
an officer of the law	a member of a police force
	someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
	any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
	a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

peace officer (verb)	officer (verb)
	direct or command as an officer

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