Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
mounty .
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- proper noun informal A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- proper noun US, informal A
law officer , particularly an officer patrollingrural highways .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Examples
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Worth the bollocking I got from my then Inspector … on January 6, 2008 at 7: 07 pm | Reply Yank Mountain Mountie
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Lol good question Andy! on December 21, 2007 at 1: 27 am | Reply Yank Mountain Mountie
Platform Two for Metro City « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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Goodly-lord-oh, joy … deep, deep joy-de-lode! on February 7, 2007 at 7: 22 am | Reply Yank Mountain Mountie
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No point speaking to Dziekanski in English: Mountie
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Many of Jay Ward's characters and catchphrases have since morphed into pop-culture shorthand: Dudley Do-Right, the clueless Mountie, is shorthand for anybody who stumbles into a situation overconfident he's doing the right thing; Snidely Whiplash, Do-Right's nemesis, for a scenery-chewing villain; the "Waybac" Machine, Mr. Peabody's time-travel system, for a nostalgia flashback; as well as expressions such as "nothing up my sleeve ... presto!" and
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TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR OWN AND SCREW THE REST! on January 15, 2007 at 5: 57 am | Reply Yank Mountain Mountie
You Ain’t No Picasso « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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IC - IDENTITY CODE, 1 TO 6 PLUS IC7 FOR GINGERS on February 2, 2007 at 12: 07 am | Reply Yank Mountain Mountie
An Army Of One « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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“Dad told them to go ahead and call the Mountie—that we had plenty to tell him about their cruelty and neglect of Clara,” Erik put in.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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“Dad told them to go ahead and call the Mountie—that we had plenty to tell him about their cruelty and neglect of Clara,” Erik put in.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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“Dad told them to go ahead and call the Mountie—that we had plenty to tell him about their cruelty and neglect of Clara,” Erik put in.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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