a member of the police. You can also talk about a policeman or a policewoman, but some people prefer to use ‘police officer’, which could be either a man or a woman.
Synonyms and related words
Police officers
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police officer
noun countable
US
Word Forms
singular
police officer
plural
police officers
DEFINITIONS1
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a member of the police. You can also talk about a policeman or a policewoman, but some people prefer to use “police officer,” which could be either a man or a woman.