"Old Bill" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Old Bill.ogg [Australia] Forms: the Old Bill [canonical]
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  1. (British, slang, law enforcement) A police officer. Tags: British, slang Categories (topical): Law enforcement, People Synonyms (police officer): police
    Sense id: en-Old_Bill-en-noun-AV3sVPGj Disambiguation of People: 71 2 27 Categories (other): British English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 41 42 Topics: government, law-enforcement Disambiguation of 'police officer': 79 18 3
  2. (British slang, frequently with the) The police force. Tags: British, slang Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-Old_Bill-en-noun-wRDEWzWT Disambiguation of Collectives: 17 57 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 58 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 41 42 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 25 45 30
  3. (British slang, dated) A soldier, especially one who resembles the cartoon character of the same name created by Bruce Bairnsfather in 1914. Tags: British, dated, slang Synonyms: police officer
    Sense id: en-Old_Bill-en-noun-xPU9Dmwh Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 41 42

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