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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-lees aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-]
- /pəˈlis ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə-/
- /pəˈliːs ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [puh-lees aw-fuh-ser, of-uh-]
- /pəˈlis ˈɔ fə sər, ˈɒf ə-/
Definitions of police officer words
- noun police officer any policeman or policewoman; patrolman or patrolwoman. 1
- noun police officer a person having officer rank on a police force. 1
- noun police officer member of police force 1
- countable noun police officer A police officer is a member of the police force. 0
- noun police officer a member of a police force, esp a constable; policeman 0
- noun police officer a member of a police force 0
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Origin of police officer
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Police officer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
police officer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
police officer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for police officer
noun police officer
- assessor — An assessor is a person who is employed to calculate the value of something, or the amount of money that should be paid, for example in tax.
- bloodhound — A bloodhound is a large dog with a very good sense of smell. Bloodhounds are often used to find people or other animals by following their scent.
- centurion — A centurion was an officer in the Roman army.
- checker — Checkers is a game for two people, played with 24 round pieces on a board.
- checkers — a game for two players using a checkerboard and 12 checkers each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces
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