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gavver

gavver noun: a member of the police.

Noun

gavver (plural gavvers)

  1. (UK, slang) A member of the police.
    • "Yeah, the gavvers were after Dad for a bunch of stuff he'd done years ago — fake license plates, stolen cars, that dodgy Range Rover deal he had going..."2007, Kevin Brooks, The Road of the Dead, page 177
    • The gavver in the car had really rattled him.2009, Kate Wild, Fight Game, Book 1, page 28
    Synonyms:
    cop, rozzer

Synonyms of gavver

Forms of gavver

pluralgavvers

Origin of gavver

From Romani [Term?].

Questions about gavver

What does gavver mean?
Gavver means a member of the police.
What part of speech is gavver?
Gavver is a noun.
What is the plural of gavver?
The plural of gavver is gavvers.

Words near gavver in the dictionary

  1. gavotte
  2. gavotted
  3. gavottes
  4. gavotting
  5. Gavriil
  6. gavver
  7. gavvers
  8. Gavyn
  9. gavyuti
  10. gavyutis
  11. gaw

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