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rozzer

rozzer

1 9.9
A British slang word for a police officer
  • noun
  • /ˈrɒzə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : poli
  • She was shocked to see a rozzer talking to her neighbor about the noise complaint.

Examples

  • Those rozzers don't think like ordinary folks.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I smell rozzers.

    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

  • The rozzer quickly arrived at the scene to handle the situation.

  • They warned us to keep our voices down because the rozzers were patrolling the area.

Synonyms

cop
vsrozzer
  • Informal
∞ 6.3

A person who works for the police

is specifically British slang rather than this general casual label
officer
vsrozzer
∞ 1.2

A person who works for the police and enforces the law

is informal slang rather than this formal professional designation
policeman
vsrozzer
303 1.0

A man whose job is to keep people safe and enforce laws

is slang and informal rather than this literal gendered job term
copper
vsrozzer
  • Slang
33 9.0

A police officer who keeps people safe and enforces laws

is slangy British speech rather than this older informal occupational word
fuzz
vsrozzer
  • Offensive
12 9.9

An informal name for a police officer

is British slang but usually less contemptuous than this insulting name
bobby
vsrozzer
  • UK
8 9.2

A person who works as a police officer in Britain

is a slang British term rather than this traditional friendly label
bull
vsrozzer
  • Offensive
5 9.7

A rude slang name for a police officer

is British slang but typically less openly insulting than this disparaging name
popo
vsrozzer
  • Slang
2 9.9

A slang word for the police

is British slang with regional flavor rather than this broader informal word
flic
vsrozzer
  • Slang
1 9.9

A French informal word for a police officer

is British English slang and not a foreign-language informal term

Antonyms

suspect
∞ 3.4

A person thought to have committed a crime

criminal
∞ 2.1

A person who has committed a crime or broken the law

How Formal

law officer
5 2.2
police officer
560 1.1
policeman
303 1.0
cop
  • Informal
∞ 6.3
rozzer
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Surface Forms

rozzer singular
rozzers plural

Etymology

Rozzer is British slang for a 'police officer' or 'cop'. Its exact origin is unclear, but one popular idea is that it began as a nickname like Roz, so a helpful way to remember rozzer is to picture a police officer called Roz — that is why the word means a police officer in informal speech.