policeperson
Americannoun
Gender
See -person.
Etymology
Origin of policeperson
Example Sentences
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Being patient to see if a guy may or may not have a gun that he's threatening people with, is something a policeperson should be fired for.
From New York Times
As taxpayers we have "the right" to know which policeperson writes the least/most tickets, makes the least/most arrests, which has taken the least/most sick time?
From New York Times
The problem with person�policeperson, committee-person, showperson�is that it sounds ridiculous.
From Time Magazine Archive
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