finest

noun

fin·​est ˈfī-nəst 

plural in construction

: police officers

—usually used with the possessive form of a city or area

the city's finest

Synonyms

• constabulary
• police

Examples of finest in a Sentence

proud to be a member of New York's finest

Word History

Etymology

from superlative of fine entry 1

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for finest

• divinest