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Meaning of gavver | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A member of the police.

UK, slang

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..."”
“The gavver in the car had really rattled him.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Gavyn gavyuti gaw GAWA Gawain Gawar-Bati

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