officer of the day
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of officer of the day
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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As he parked his car in a lot on the edge of downtown, Chulak encountered his first police officer of the day and asked him the key to maintaining peace.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2016
His skipper made him officer of the day for Sunday, Dec. 7, with the remark that "nothing happens here on Sunday."
From Time Magazine Archive
The next morning after we left Memphis, Captain Ayres, of the 20th Ohio Infantry, was the officer of the day.
From Four Years A Scout and Spy by E. C. Downs
The guard marches in quick time past the officer of the day, according to the principles as when mounted.
From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by U. S. War Department
After a short time an officer of the day hurried to Zamoyski with a report that Pan Yan Sapyeha desired, in the name of the King of Sweden, to see him and speak with him.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
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