probation officer

noun

: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation

Examples of probation officer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The consultant also recommended the city shift one of the city’s three probation officers into a management role and add a clerk to that department to help with administrative work. — Nathan Pilling july 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

On April 2, 2025, probation officers made another home visit to Gibson’s residence and seized an external hard drive. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

So the plight of clerks, probation officers and public defenders who work for the judicial branch felt personal. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 19 June 2026

An Orange County woman fired from her role as a probation officer used her continued access to a court database — access she wasn’t supposed to have — to leak confidential information to a drug trafficking group, according to deputies. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

probation officer

noun

: an officer appointed to supervise convicted offenders on probation

Legal Definition

probation officer

noun

: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation