probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Another probation officer applied a tourniquet to the woman's leg and found the knife on the floor next to the woman's desk. 
Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2022 Following the indictment, Mr. Solny’s probation officer recommended that he be sentenced to prison for violating the terms of his plea deal in Queens. New York Times, 24 July 2022 After the woman fought him off and fled, Pearce sent her text messages threatening to hurt her family, a probation officer wrote in a report. Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 The screenings will kick off this evening with Reform School, a 1939 film featuring Louise Beavers as a probation officer. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 At that point, Carley was working at the Probation Department as a deputy probation officer. Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 Justin Flores’ probation officer hadn’t seen him in person in more than six months, though the Los Angeles County probation department had received concerning reports about Flores. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 The bullet did not penetrate the skin of the probation officer and she was checked by Emergency Medical Services at the scene. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2022 Flores was on probation at the time of the shooting, but his probation officer hadn’t seen him in person in more than six months. Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 See More
Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2022 Following the indictment, Mr. Solny’s probation officer recommended that he be sentenced to prison for violating the terms of his plea deal in Queens. New York Times, 24 July 2022 After the woman fought him off and fled, Pearce sent her text messages threatening to hurt her family, a probation officer wrote in a report. Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 The screenings will kick off this evening with Reform School, a 1939 film featuring Louise Beavers as a probation officer. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 At that point, Carley was working at the Probation Department as a deputy probation officer. Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 Justin Flores’ probation officer hadn’t seen him in person in more than six months, though the Los Angeles County probation department had received concerning reports about Flores. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 The bullet did not penetrate the skin of the probation officer and she was checked by Emergency Medical Services at the scene. Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2022 Flores was on probation at the time of the shooting, but his probation officer hadn’t seen him in person in more than six months. Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation