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police officer

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police officer
n.
A policeman or policewoman.
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Noun1.police officerpolice officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
policeman, officer
constabulary, police, police force, law - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
bobby - an informal term for a British policeman
cop, fuzz, copper, pig, bull - uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
police captain, police chief, captain - a policeman in charge of a precinct
police constable, constable - a police officer of the lowest rank
detective, police detective, tec, investigator - a police officer who investigates crimes
gendarme - a French policeman
inspector - a high ranking police officer
law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
motorcycle cop, motorcycle policeman, speed cop - a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
police matron, policewoman - a woman policeman
Mountie - colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
shoofly - an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen
traffic cop - a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
trooper - a mounted policeman
state trooper, trooper - a state police officer
police officer
noun cop, (slang) officer, pig (offensive), (slang) bobby (informal) copper (slang) constable, peeler Irish, Brit. (obsolete), (slang) gendarme (slang) fuzz (slang) woodentop (slang) bizzy (informal) flatfoot (slang) rozzer (slang) policeman or policewoman
Translations
Spanish police officer n → guardia m; policía m
French police officer police n → agent m de police
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A police officer, regardless of the frost, stood at the entrance, gorgeous in his uniform.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Hardly had the police officer observed Comminges at the end of the Rue Cocatrix when he said one word to the coachman, who at once put his vehicle into motion and drove up before Broussel's door.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
D'Arnot turned back to the window, and presently the police officer spoke.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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