Word familyadjectiveprobationalprobationarynounprobationerprobationershipprobationprobation officer
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proˈbation ˌofficer noun [countableC]
BOSCLsomeone whose job is to watch, advise, and help people who have broken the law and are on probation 缓刑监督官;感化主任;观护人
Examples from the Corpus
probation officer• Carolyn worked the North Branch as a probation officer.• Chief dies: Alec Nuttall, former chief probation officer of Teesside and then Cleveland, has died aged 68.• He later confessed to his probation officer.• Whilst I was in Holloway, my probation officer sorted out something to try and stop me getting a prison sentence.• In essence, it ensures an extra set of eyes will be watching when a single probation officer can not be.• Some courts have a specialist probation officer who promptly channels those suspected of having mental health problems into the local service.