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detention officer

detention officer noun: a jailer.

Noun

detention officer (plural detention officers)

  1. A jailer.

Forms of detention officer

pluraldetention officers

Questions about detention officer

What does detention officer mean?
Detention officer means a jailer.
What part of speech is detention officer?
Detention officer is a noun.
What is the plural of detention officer?
The plural of detention officer is detention officers.

Words near detention officer in the dictionary

  1. detention centers
  2. detention centre
  3. detention centres
  4. detention home
  5. detention homes
  6. detention officer
  7. detention officers
  8. detention pond
  9. detention ponds
  10. detention time
  11. detention times

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