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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The day O’Keefe died, the dog belonged to Nicole and former Boston police officer Brian Albert. Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 May 2025 McCabe was also at the get-together following the gathering at the bar at a home belonging to her sister and brother-in-law, a Boston police officer. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 May 2025 Gomez, a police officer, educates families about digital safety and is especially concerned by the exchange of explicit images. Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 What a polygraph test is and isn't The modern polygraph was invented a little over a century ago by a police officer in Berkeley, Calif. Juliana Kim, NPR, 30 Apr. 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 7 May. 2025.

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police officer

noun
: a member of a police force

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