Definition of "police officer" []

• A policeman or policewoman. (noun)

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• "Miranda LeClair, 30, a former military police officer for the Navy, carried a sign that read: "Proudly served in silence for nine years.""
• "Fortunately, the police officer happened to be a small-stakes poker player who idolized Stuey."
• "When the picked up the car, George Anthony — a former police officer — and the impound lot manager both said it smelled like a dead body had been inside."