noun
A person whose job is to enforce the law and protect people.
A police officer stopped the car.
Common phrases & grammar
police officer · off-duty police officer
American English
How to pronounce police officer
nounA1
puh-LEES AW-fih-ser
/pʰəˈlis ˈɔ.fɪ.sɚ/
A person whose job is to enforce the law and protect people.
In natural speech
Listen for how the words join together.
/pʰəˈli ˈsɔ.fɪ.sɚ/