Bobby Definition

bŏbē
bobbies
noun
A British policeman.
Webster's New World
A police officer.
American Heritage

(UK, slang) A railway signaller.

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pronoun

A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

Wiktionary

A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.

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Other Word Forms of Bobby

Noun

Singular:
bobby
Plural:
bobbies

Origin of Bobby

  • After Sir Robert Peel home secretary of England when the Metropolitan Police Force was created in 1829

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the given name of Sir Robert Peel, who established London's police force.

    From Wiktionary

Bobby Sentence Examples

  • The only one smiling was Bobby Witherspoon.

  • Bobby was assigned to the pending burglary case and Dean had made the arrest.

  • He assumed the young man occupied the room for the same purposes as Randy's friend, Bobby Ridner.

  • Bobby Lowe, as he was popularly known, was one of the most remarkable personalities of his day, with his tall, striking figure, albino complexion and hair, and faculty for epigram and irony.

  • The 140ft freefall abseil is a fundraiser for the Bobby Moore Fund, which raises money for research into bowel cancer.

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