police officer
Americannoun
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police officers
plural
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any policeman or policewoman; patrolman or patrolwoman.
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a person having officer rank on a police force.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of police officer
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Bridges wrote that he had a California Department of Motor Vehicles print-out affixed to the back of his vehicle and asked if she was a police officer or DMV employee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Police told ICE agents that if they wanted to file a vandalism report, they could contact the city of Long Beach Communications Center and a Long Beach police officer would respond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
“The analysts give us all of the information, where it’s going, what it is, why they profiled it,” said police officer Alejandro Gutierrez.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
A police officer told AFP that police fired shots into the air to disperse a crowd in Bara, a town in the province's western Khyber district, and five people were detained as dozens protested there.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
I can’t imagine how bad it will be if the police officer is found not guilty.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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