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How to spell officer

Officer is spelled O-F-F-I-C-E-R.

What it means: A person with authority, especially a police member.

In a sentence: The officer helped the lost puppy find its way home. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double f.

Same family: official, officially, officiate, officers, officer-in-charge. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Officer” comes from the Old French word “officier,” meaning someone who performs a duty or service. It is related to “office,” which originally referred to a duty or role rather than just a room where people work.

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