as in policeman
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 bobby
Police were told to replace vehicle patrols with bobbies on foot, a speed limit of fifty mph was imposed, and the nation’s three TV channels were ordered to stop broadcasting at 10.30 PM.
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Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
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.
—Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
There will soon be a new bobby on the beat in London: artificial intelligence.
—Will Knight, Wired, 25 Jan. 2020
The great theme of the recent Tory conference was providing reassurance—putting more bobbies on the beat, building more hospitals, raising the minimum wage and otherwise spraying money all over the place.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019
The 65-year-old actor plays Moose, a childlike man who appears to eke out a living as a Hollywood street performer, portraying a mustachioed British bobby on the sidewalks of Tinseltown, collecting tips from tourists.
—Michael O'Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2019
Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
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.
—Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
There will soon be a new bobby on the beat in London: artificial intelligence.
—Will Knight, Wired, 25 Jan. 2020
The great theme of the recent Tory conference was providing reassurance—putting more bobbies on the beat, building more hospitals, raising the minimum wage and otherwise spraying money all over the place.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019
The 65-year-old actor plays Moose, a childlike man who appears to eke out a living as a Hollywood street performer, portraying a mustachioed British bobby on the sidewalks of Tinseltown, collecting tips from tourists.
—Michael O'Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobby
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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Weeks after the May 16 crash, cops were still looking to question the Honda driver who left the scene without stopping.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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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
Noun
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According to detectives, officers found the 14-year-old after receiving a description of his vehicle over a broadcast.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Police Scotland said that a 36-year-old man was arrested late Friday after officers received multiple reports of attacks in the west and north of Edinburgh.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
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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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Bobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobby. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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