Old Bill

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

the Old Bill

1. (British, slang, law enforcement) A police officer.
2. (British slang, frequently with the) The police force.
3. (British slang, dated) A soldier, especially one who resembles the cartoon character of the same name created by Bruce Bairnsfather in 1914.

Synonyms

• (police officer): See Thesaurus:police or Thesaurus:police officer

Further reading

• Old Bill (comics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Old Bill, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2004.