Mountie

noun

Mount·​ie ˈmau̇n-tē How to pronounce Mountie (audio)
: a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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Brosseau has extensive law enforcement experience, having served as deputy commissioner and the commanding officer in Manitoba during his career as a Mountie. — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025 Somewhere along the way, Votto turned his introspection outward, dressing up as a Mountie on the MLB Network, campaigning for teammate Zack Cozart to make the All-Star team by offering to gift Cozart a donkey if fans voted the Reds shortstop into the game in 2017. — C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024

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mounted policeman

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Mountie was in 1914

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Mountie

noun
Mount·​ie ˈmau̇nt-ē How to pronounce Mountie (audio)
: a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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