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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Jacquet, 52, went missing on Dec. 16, just days after a Haitian police officer, also working with Studebaker, vanished. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025 In the sequel, Mike will re-team with police officer Vanessa Shelly (Elizabeth Lail) as his little sister Abby (Piper Rubio) somehow manages to buddy up with the creepy mechanical crew yet again. Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025 And my biggest fear was waking up in a police cell and having an old lady say to a police officer, yes, that's the guy who ran my husband down, or that's the guy who hit my son over the head with an axe. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025 The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the shooting, which involved two Kansas City police officers, said Lt. Andy Bell with the highway patrol. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 24 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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police officer

noun
: a member of a police force

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