What does gavver mean?
Gavver means (UK, slang) A member of the police..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, slang) A member of the police..
"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.
Use gavver when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gavver means (UK, slang) A member of the police..
Common synonyms include cop, rozzer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"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..."
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