peace officer

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noun
  1. a civil officer appointed to preserve the public peace, as a sheriff or constable.

Origin of peace officer

1
First recorded in 1705–15

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How to use peace officer in a sentence

  • Now L.T. Quinn, he brings in his prisoners alive ... Quinn is a good peace officer and a lay preacher to boot.

  • Parisian above all, the commissary has had ample time to study his ground when he was yet only a peace-officer.

    Other People's Money | Emile Gaboriau
  • For the first time, Mlle. Lucienne manifested some reticence, and omitted to repeat the explanations of the peace-officer.

    Other People's Money | Emile Gaboriau
  • The peace-officer who saved your daughter is precisely the same to whom it was once my good fortune to render a service.

    Other People's Money | Emile Gaboriau
  • Ochiltree's soliloquy was disturbed by a peace-officer, who came to summon him to attend the magistrate.

    The Antiquary, Complete | Sir Walter Scott
  • He became exclusively a peace officer and custodian of the county jail, and these are the duties of his office today.

    The Fairfax County Courthouse | Ross D. Netherton