bobby (redirected from bobbies)

bob·by  (bb)

n. pl. bob·bies Chiefly British

A police officer.

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[After Sir Robert Peel, home secretary of England when the Metropolitan Police Force was created in 1829.]

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bobby

Noun

pl -bies Brit informal a British policeman [after Robert Peel, who set up the Metropolitan Police Force]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bobby - an informal term for a British policeman police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"

Translations

bobby [ˈbɔbɪ] n (BRIT) (col) → poli m/f

bobby [ˈbɔbɪ] n (Brit) (inf) → agent m (de police)

bobby [ˈbɔbɪ] (Brit) (inf) n → Bobby m, Polizist m

bobby [ˈbɔbɪ] n (BRIT ) (col) → poliziotto