Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brother-officer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: broth-er-of-fi-cer
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fellow police officer

Example Sentences

"A brother-officer, evidently taking two country cousins round London, nodded resignedly; a woman at whose house he had danced several times smiled at him."

Inflected Forms

brother-officers (plural)

Questions

What does brother-officer mean?: A fellow police officer

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