police officernoun [ C ]
uk/pəˈliːs ˌɒf.ɪ.sər/us/pəˈliːs ˌɑː.fɪ.sɚ/A2 a male or female member of the police force
Examples
- She's a police officer.
- I was stopped by a police officer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People who work for the police service
- bobby
- cadet
- chaperone
- chief constable
- constable
- cop
- fed
- G-man
- inspector
- Mountie
- nark
- officer
- outrider
- patrolman
- policeman
- policewoman
- prefect
- sepoy
- sergeant
- trooper
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Examples from literature
- But if a police officer in Singapore sees you spitting, you will have to pay a lot of money.
- The police officer shot at a paper target to practice using his new weapon.
- Workers from the city sent free hot meals, and about 70 police officers were brought by the government to help with safety at the camp.