police officer

noun

: a member of a police force

Examples of police officer in a Sentence

there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Bokhari wanted the city to buy new bulletproof vests following an April 2024 shooting in east Charlotte that killed four police officers. Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2025 The Chesterton police officer is at home recovering. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025 Read’s lawyers during the trials argued she was framed by the police after dropping O’Keefe off at a party in the home of a fellow police officer. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025 Amid the threat of protests that have already disrupted some of the couple’s wedding plans, police officers surrounded the venue on jet skis as police and security officers guard the entrance. Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for police officer

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of police officer was in 1797

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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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police officer

noun
: a member of a police force

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