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police officer

 
/pəˈlis ˌɔ·fɪ·sər/, /ˌɑf·ɪ-/ n [C] (plural policemen /pəˈlis·mən/ or policewomen /pəˈlisˌwɪm·ən/) (male policeman /pəˈlis·mən/, female policewoman /pəˈlisˌwʊm·ən/)

Definition

a member of the police force
(Definition of police officer n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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