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rozzer

American

[roz-er] / ˈrɒz ər /

noun

British Slang.

a policeman.

rozzer British

/ ˈrɒzə /

noun

slang a policeman

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Etymology

Origin of rozzer

First recorded in 1890–95; origin uncertain

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rozzer

They won't know whether the rozzer is mummy or daddy.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2014

Poor Keeley, she's only just been killed off as one TV rozzer, now she's immediately reborn as another.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2010

Idris Elba is excellent again in his second outing as hard-nosed London rozzer John Luther.

From The Guardian ● May 11, 2010

He knew that a gulf of several hemispheres was fixed between a real three-stripe rozzer of the Metropolitan Force and a thing it had pleased fate to call by the name of Henry Harper.

From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith

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