|
|
Definition of Police officer
1. Noun. A member of a police force. "It was an accident, officer"
Group relationships: Constabulary, Law, Police, Police Force
Specialized synonyms: Bobby, Bull, Cop, Copper, Fuzz, Pig, Captain, Police Captain, Police Chief, Constable, Police Constable, Detective, Investigator, Police Detective, Tec, Gendarme, Inspector, Motorcycle Cop, Motorcycle Policeman, Speed Cop, Police Matron, Policewoman, Mountie, Shoofly, Traffic Cop, Trooper, State Trooper, Trooper
Generic synonyms: Law Officer, Lawman, Peace Officer
Derivative terms: Officer
Definition of Police officer
1. Noun. An officer in a law enforcement agency. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Police Officer
Literary usage of Police officer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"A police officer, who in good faith and under color of an ordinance kills an
unmuzzled dog by the administration of poison, does not violate the statute ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"H« or some police officer, whether acting under a warrant cr not, has to adduce nil
... A police officer must attend the taxing officer, give the necessary ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"The petition alleges that Ward, the deceased, contributed, out of his salary as
a police officer, to the Police Life and Health Insurance Fund, ..."
4. A Chronological History of the Boston Watch and Police: From 1631 to 1865 by Edward Hartwell Savage (1865)
"BOSTON COURIER, October 12, 1865. Police Records and Recollections. — Mr. Edward H.
Savage, who has been in the service of the city as a police officer for ..."
5. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1898)
"Nor can it be honestly said that he IB neglectful of bis duty as a police-officer.
So far as we could discover, his police duties appeared to be carried out ..."
Other Resources:
Breton