desk officer
- n a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
demerit
- n a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
ten demerits and he loses his privileges - n the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel
demerol
- n a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain