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Officer vs Crimebuster - What's the difference?

officer | crimebuster |

As nouns the difference between officer and crimebuster

is that officer is (senseid)one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations while crimebuster is (chiefly|us|informal) a person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.

As a verb officer

is to supply with officers .

officer

English

(wikipedia officer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (senseid)One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
  • * , chapter=19
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
  • (senseid)One who holds a public office.
  • (senseid)An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
  • (senseid)(colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.

    • Derived terms

    * non-commissioned officer

    Related terms

    * office * official * officiate

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To supply with officers .
  • To command like an officer .

    • Synonyms

    * direct * conduct * manage

    Related terms

    * CO * NCO ----

    crimebuster

    English

    Alternative forms

    * crime-buster, crime buster

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
  • *1938 , Louther S. Horne, "Loesch Tells How to Beat Crime: A Need is Seen for Fearless Prosecutors," New York Times , 10 Apr., p. 120:
  • *:This corporation law background is less known than his record as a crime-buster .
  • *1976 , " Dipping into the Cookie Jar," Time , 2 Aug.:
    • Bit by bit, J. Edgar Hoover's image as an incorruptible crimebuster has crumbled since his death in 1972.
  • *2009 , Joel Rubinoff, " Swayze breathes life into killing" (TV review), Toronto Star , 22 Jan. (retrieved 22 Jan. 2009):
  • *:Swayze's ruthless crimebuster never hesitates—and as he plugs street scum full of bullets and pursues his own form of frontier justice with a hard, penetrating squint, we find ourselves rooting for a character who, in lesser hands, could be perceived as downright ugly.

    • Synonyms

    * gangbuster

    References

    *" crimebuster" at OneLook® Dictionary Search .