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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Elizabethtown chose to use a police officer as its compliance officer, which allows more communication between the police department, codes and regulations and the recovery homes. Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025 Lake Worth police officers and animal control officers searched the area to find the suspect and the brown pit bull but were unsuccessful, police said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025 Security staff and plainclothes police officers quickly intervened and escorted the man out of the church, according to multiple Italian news outlets. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 His girlfriend helped police re-capture him In January 2005, Wainscott was at work when she was confronted by police officers, who showed her a photo of her boyfriend and informed her of his true identity, per The Charlotte Observer. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police officer

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Oct. 2025.

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police officer

noun
: a member of a police force

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