fed — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A federal government officer or official.

   Usage

   • Derogatory
   • Slang

   Examples

   That corrupt fed was caught taking bribes from a mobster!

   More examples (2)

   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.

   Hi. I should have made this clearer earlier. I will now. I have worked with feds. I have worked with foreign special forces who may well have been trained by the guys shooting at you from the courthouse. These are not cops. They are not even similar.

2. A police officer.

   Usage

   • Multicultural-London-English
   • Slang

   Examples

   Jasmine York led chants of ‘f*** the f***ing feds’ as a crowd marched on Bristol’s Bridewell police station.

3. The federal government of the nation one resides in.

   Usage

   • in-plural

   Examples

   Salmon were becoming scarce in the river until the feds stepped in.

Noun

1. A federation in which powerlifters organize to compete.

   Usage

   • Slang