Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

probation officer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
pro-ba-tion of-fi-cer
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A law enforcement officer who supervises offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, recommends sentencing in courts of law.

Inflected Forms

probation officers (plural)

Phrases

peace officer

Frequently Paired Words

peace officer

Synonyms

parole officer PO

Questions

What does probation officer mean?
A law enforcement officer who supervises offenders who have been released from incarceration and, often, recommends sentencing in courts of law.

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