police officer

noun

: a member of a police force

Examples of police officer in a Sentence

there were police officers directing traffic around the scene of the accident
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Sacramento police officers last month used an aerial drone to find two burglary suspects hiding among air conditioning ducts in the attic space of an office building in Gold River. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025 Guns hidden in air compressors In South Florida, a former Haitian national police officer was recently accused of playing a leading role in a Florida-Haiti weapons trafficking operation. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025 Geneva police officers found a woman having difficulty walking on her own, with abrasions and bruising on her face, officials said. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025 In Long Bright River, now streaming on Peacock, Seyfried plays Mickey, a police officer who works in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington at the height of the opioid crisis. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for police officer

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of police officer was in 1797

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“Police officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20officer. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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police officer

noun
: a member of a police force

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