Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

policer

/pəˈliːsə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: po-licer
IPA: /pəˈliːsə(ɹ)/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, polices.

noun

A software component that enforces a security policy.

Example Sentences

"[…] traditional cultural notions of womanhood, with women seen as moral guardians of the household and policers of recalcitrant men."
"a traffic policer; a bandwidth policer"

Etymology

From police + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: police

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

policers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce policer?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈliːsə(ɹ)/.
What does policer mean?: One who, or that which, polices.
Where does policer come from?: From police + -er.

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