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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"There are too many challenges," said E. Hawadi, a police officer coordinating rescue efforts in the badly affected Nuwakot district.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Around 110 police officer drawn from various Pacific islands will provide security at the forum, the first large-scale demonstration of Pacific-wide cooperation on policing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
He said: "Once you're a police officer, you're always a police officer, so even after you retire, particularly in Cleveland, it's such a small, compact force, everyone knows everyone else."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Cole, whom news reports are calling a cop killer and a fugitive, is a British former Marine and police officer with a shadowy past that brought an abrupt end to his career in uniform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Inside the courtroom door they had placed a large metal detector, on the other side of which was an enormous German shepherd held back by a police officer.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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