bobby

bob·by

noun \ˈbä-bē\

plural bobbies

Definition of BOBBY

British

: police officer

Examples of BOBBY

1. a bobby on his beat
2. <asked a passing London bobby for directions>

Origin of BOBBY

Bobby, nickname for Robert, after Sir Robert Peel, who organized the London police force

First Known Use: 1844

Related to BOBBY

Synonyms: officer [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], cop, copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, policeman, police officer, shamus [slang]

Related Words: patrolman, policewoman; detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, inspector, investigator, plainclothesman, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound; marshal (also marshall), sheriff, trooper; peace officer; captain, lieutenant, sergeant; constabulary, heat [slang], man, police, police force; operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator

Near Antonyms: civilian

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Rhymes with BOBBY

cobby, dobby, globby, hobby, knobby, lobby, nobby, Sabi, snobby, swabbie