English Explanatory Dictionary

guardian of the peace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A police officer.

Word forms

guardian of the peace guardians of the peace

Etymology

From the Irish name for the police force, Garda Síochána (literally “Guardians of the Peace”).

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