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wandering officer

wandering officer noun: a law enforcement officer who is fired, forced to resign, or leaves a police department under the threat of termination for misconduct, and subsequently gets hired by another law enforcement agency.

Noun

wandering officer (plural wandering officers)

  1. A law enforcement officer who is fired, forced to resign, or leaves a police department under the threat of termination for misconduct, and subsequently gets hired by another law enforcement agency.
    Synonyms:
    gypsy cop

Synonyms of wandering officer

Forms of wandering officer

pluralwandering officers

Questions about wandering officer

What does wandering officer mean?
Wandering officer means a law enforcement officer who is fired, forced to resign, or leaves a police department under the threat of termination for misconduct, and subsequently gets hired by another law enforcement agency.
What part of speech is wandering officer?
Wandering officer is a noun.
What is the plural of wandering officer?
The plural of wandering officer is wandering officers.

Words near wandering officer in the dictionary

  1. Wandering Jew
  2. wandering Jews
  3. wandering nerve
  4. wandering nerves
  5. wandering off
  6. wandering officer
  7. wandering pennant
  8. wandering pennants
  9. wandering percher
  10. wandering perchers
  11. wandering sailor

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