police officer

police officer

noun

Definition of POLICE OFFICER

: a member of a police force

Examples of POLICE OFFICER

1. <there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident>

First Known Use of POLICE OFFICER

1797

Related to POLICE OFFICER

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