"Mountie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-ca-mountie.ogg Forms: Mounties [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊnti Etymology: From mounted + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mounted|ie}} mounted + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mountie (plural Mounties)
  1. (Canada, informal, law enforcement) A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Tags: Canada, informal Categories (topical): Law enforcement Synonyms: Queen's cowboy, gravel road cop
    Sense id: en-Mountie-en-noun-3ir6G5Nq Categories (other): Canadian English Topics: government, law-enforcement
  2. (Canada, informal, historical, law enforcement) A member of the North West Mounted Police Tags: Canada, historical, informal Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Law enforcement, People
    Sense id: en-Mountie-en-noun-Bwj6RVsm Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 22 58 20 Disambiguation of People: 9 50 40 Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 51 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 23 58 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 63 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 68 14 Topics: government, law-enforcement
  3. (US, informal, law enforcement) A law officer, particularly one patrolling rural highways. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-Mountie-en-noun-owtlWeSF Categories (other): American English Topics: government, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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