Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peace officer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
peace of-fi-cer
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A civil law enforcement officer with a duty to maintain law and order, such as a police officer, sheriff and bylaw officer.

Canadian usage; American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

peace officers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

peacekeeper

Synonyms

officer of the peace law officer

Questions

What does peace officer mean?
A civil law enforcement officer with a duty to maintain law and order, such as a police officer, sheriff and bylaw officer.

How to pronounce peace officer

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