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police officer
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police officer

noun

Definition of POLICE OFFICER

: a member of a police force
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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]

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