Gavver
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of the police. UK, slang
""Yeah, the gavvers were after Dad for a bunch of stuff he'd done years ago — fake license plates, stolen cars, that dodgy Range Rover deal he had going...""
Synonyms
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More examples""Yeah, the gavvers were after Dad for a bunch of stuff he'd done years ago — fake license plates, stolen cars, that dodgy Range Rover deal he had going...""
Etymology
From Romani [Term?].
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