bobby

bob·by

B0359000 (bŏb′ē)n. pl. bob·bies Chiefly British A police officer.

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

bobby

(ˈbɒbɪ) n, pl -biesinformal a British policeman[C19: from Bobby after Sir Robert Peel, who, as Home Secretary, set up the Metropolitan Police Force in 1828]

bob•by

(ˈbɒb i)

n., pl. -bies. Brit. policeman. [1835–45; generic use of Bobby, for Sir Robert Peel]

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

bobby

nounChiefly British. A member of a law-enforcement agency:bluecoat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, police, policeman, police officer, policewoman.Informal: cop, law.Slang: bull, copper, flatfoot, fuzz, gendarme, heat, man (often uppercase).Chiefly British: constable, peeler.

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