Bobby \Bob"by\, n. A nickname for a British policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See {Peeler}. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "bobby": Dogberry, John Law, bluebottle, bluecoat, bull, constable, cop, copper, dick, flatfoot, flattie, gendarme, gumshoe, officer, paddy, peeler, pig, shamus, the cops, the fuzz, the law