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bobby

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bob·by  (bb)
n. pl. bob·bies Chiefly British
A police officer.
[After Robert Sir Peel, home secretary of England when the Metropolitan Police Force was created in 1829.]
bobby
Noun
pl -bies Brit informal a British policeman [after Robert Peel, who set up the Metropolitan Police Force]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bobbybobby - 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


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