police officer (noun)

  • 71peeler — noun a) A police officer. potato peeler b) A person whose job it is to peel fruit or vegetable produce. Syn …

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  • 72trooper — noun 1》 a private soldier in a cavalry or armoured unit.     ↘a cavalry horse.     ↘chiefly Brit. a troopship. 2》 chiefly US a mounted police officer.     ↘US a state police officer. Phrases swear like a trooper swear a great deal …

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  • 73traffic cop — noun (C) AmE informal 1 a police officer who stands in the road and directs traffic 2 a police officer who stops drivers who drive in an illegal way …

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  • 74policewoman — noun a woman policeman • Syn: ↑police matron • Hypernyms: ↑policeman, ↑police officer, ↑officer • Hyponyms: ↑meter maid …

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  • 75constable — noun Etymology: Middle English conestable, from Anglo French, from Late Latin comes stabuli, literally, officer of the stable Date: 13th century 1. a high officer of a royal court or noble household especially in the Middle Ages 2. the warden or …

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  • 76badge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ name ▪ police (esp. AmE) ▪ merit (esp. AmE) ▪ cap (BrE) ▪ blazer, lapel (bo …

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  • 77cadet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ army, military, naval ▪ aviation, flying (both AmE) ▪ air, sea ▪ police …

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  • 78plainclothesman — noun a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑detective, ↑investigator, ↑tec, ↑police detective * * * (ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷mən, ˌman, ˌmaa(ə)n noun (plural plainclothesmen) …

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  • 79speed cop — noun a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists) • Syn: ↑motorcycle cop, ↑motorcycle policeman • Hypernyms: ↑policeman, ↑police officer, ↑officer * * * speed cop noun ( …

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  • 80noughts and crosses — noun (U) BrE a game in which two players write 0 or X in a pattern of nine squares, trying to win with a row of three 0s or three Xs; tick­tack­toe AmE noun noun (C) a word or group of words that represent a person (such as Michael or teacher or… …

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