Gavver

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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...""

Example

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""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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