officer
noun
a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
officerless
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a word derived from
officer.
Example Sentences
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Could any troops, officerless, unhinged, riddled through and through, instantly gather themselves together with sufficient force to hold out against a foe flushed with triumph and intoxicated with success?
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Louis Creswicke
Another chaplain who had likewise assumed command of officerless troops was awarded the silver medal for valor.
From Italy at War and the Allies in the West by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell
"D" Company was officerless, "A" had three isolated groups, two forward and unapproachable, the third under 2nd Lieut.
From The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. by John David Hills
