Complete Definition of "bobby"

see|Bobby
English

Etymology
From the given name of w:Robert Peel|Sir Robert Peel, who established London's police force.<ref name="Hellweg">cite book
| title = The Insomniac's Dictionary
| edition | last Hellweg
| first = Paul
| coauthors | year 1986
| publisher = Facts On File Publications
| id = 0-8160-1364-0
| pages = 108
</ref>

Pronunciation
rhymes|�bi

Noun
en-noun|bobbies

  1. context|UK|slang A police officer.
  2. context|UK|slang A railway signaller.

Translations
police officer
French: bobby m

See also
peeler

References
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