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policer

/pəˈliːsə(ɹ)/

policer noun: one who, or that which, polices.

Noun

policer (plural policers)

  1. One who, or that which, polices.
    • […] traditional cultural notions of womanhood, with women seen as moral guardians of the household and policers of recalcitrant men.1999, Kavita Datta, Gareth A Jones, Housing and finance in developing countries
  2. A software component that enforces a security policy.
    • a traffic policer; a bandwidth policer

Forms of policer

pluralpolicers

Origin of policer

From police + -er.

Questions about policer

What does policer mean?
Policer means one who, or that which, polices.
What part of speech is policer?
Policer is a noun.
How do you pronounce policer?
Policer is pronounced /pəˈliːsə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of policer?
The plural of policer is policers.

Words near policer in the dictionary

  1. policemanship
  2. policemen
  3. policepeople
  4. policeperson
  5. policepersons
  6. policer
  7. policers
  8. polices
  9. polices one's brass
  10. polices up
  11. policespeak

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