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police officer
[ puh-lees aw-fuh-ser, of-uh- ]
noun
- any policeman or policewoman; patrolman or patrolwoman.
- a person having officer rank on a police force.
police officer
noun
- a member of a police force, esp a constable; policeman Often (esp as form of address) shortened toofficer
Word History and Origins
Origin of police officer1
Example Sentences
Mr Vaughan said it was entirely unacceptable for police officers, who are responsible for enforcing the law, to break the law themselves.
Their murder of the four men sparked outrage across the country and six former police officers eventually confessed their involvement to the TRC.
Jurors also saw body-worn footage from the first police officer at the scene, who arrived at about 11:30 on 28 September and said park rangers were "visibly shocked and upset."
Police in South Africa are searching for answers after the bodies of three police officers - who had been missing for six days - were found in a river.
The Colombian government says 15 police officers and 12 soldiers have been killed over the past two weeks in targeted attacks it blames on armed groups.
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