as in policemen
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
asked a passing London bobby for directions
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Recent Examples of bobbies
Dee is in his Springheel Jack costume, since London bobbies of that era would rather work with a mythical highwayman than a real Chinese man.
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Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobbies
Noun
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My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 June 2026
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Disgruntled, the policemen stormed out of the house.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Ten thousand cops were deployed to the financial district; access for paradegoers was limited to twenty-three checkpoints.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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The victim’s name was not immediately released as cops track down relatives.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Police shot a suspect who allegedly hit multiple officers with a vehicle in the Bronx on Sunday, the New York City Police Department said.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Family members told officers that a man had been underwater for some time, police said.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Off stage, Benedick and Beatrice spar their way toward the aisle, while our bumbling constables take center stage.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Bobbies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbies. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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