Fed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɛd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fed is a noun meaning (MLE, MTE, slang) A police officer.
Meaning
(MLE, MTE, slang) A police officer.
More Meanings
- (Canada, in the plural) The Canadian federal government.
- (weightlifting, slang) A federation in which powerlifters organize to compete.
- Clipping of federation.
- Clipping of federate.
- simple past and past participle of feed
- (slang, derogatory) A federal government officer or official.
Example Sentences
That corrupt fed was caught taking bribes from a mobster!
Salmon were becoming scarce in the river until the feds stepped in.
Jasmine York led chants of ‘f*** the f***ing feds’ as a crowd marched on Bristol’s Bridewell police station.
A person is saying that the protester shot in the head by the feds with non lethals is in the hospital, doctors saying they don’t think they will make it. Holy fuck, I’m speechless.
Word Forms
- feds
- fedding
- fedded
Synonyms for fed
Depending on context, synonyms include alphabet, barney, beatsman, bizzie, bluebottle, bluecoat.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include federal, incorporated, funded, federation, endowed, populated.
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