rozzer

== English == === Alternative forms === rosser === Etymology === Late 19th century UK. Etymology unknown. Possibly a play on the given name of Sir Robert Peel, founder of the Metropolitan Police Service. Compare peeler, bobby. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɒzə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɒzə(ɹ) === Noun === rozzer (plural rozzers) (UK, Ireland, slang, dated) A police officer. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:police officer ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === John S[tephen] Farmer; W[illiam] E[rnest] Henley, compilers (1903), “rozzer”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume VI, [London: […] Harrison and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 65. Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890), “rozzer”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume II (L–Z), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 187. “rozzer n.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present.