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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However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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However, he was also traumatized by a childhood in which his mother moved to Chicago for more opportunities, leaving White in Memphis, where he was once brutally beaten by white policemen.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Shortly after noon, cops got a 911 call from a passerby who noticed the body in a sailboat docked near the Pulaski Bridge in Long Island City.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
7 July 2025
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Several other equally unorthodox cops join them on the search.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
Noun
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After several dozen arrests throughout the playoffs and violence after Games 3 and 4 in New York that left officers injured and a teen in a coma, police girded for unrest as Saturday turned to Sunday.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Fans flooded the area near the Garden, where NYPD officers in riot gear moved in to disperse large crowds.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The law required sheriffs and constables to execute those orders — and enslavers paid them for their efforts.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Bobbies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbies. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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