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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of police officer
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Robinson has served jail time in the U.K. on charges including assaulting an off-duty police officer, using a false passport to enter the U.S. and mortgage fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Pritchard has previous convictions for harassment against another ex-husband in January 2025, and later that year was convicted of making a public nuisance or causing annoyance via a telecommunications system to a different police officer.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Police Ombudsman investigators were unable to complete their enquiries into a separate allegation involving a different police officer who retired during the course of the investigation.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Nasanjargal, a former police officer who goes by one name, said he was "out of options".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
He turned and saw, past the wall of ghosts, a police officer standing a few feet from him, arms folded with a familiar expression.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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