# brown bomber

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A parking officer, employed to issue parking tickets (i.e. fines) to vehicles parked illegally or for longer than the permitted time.

## Etymology
Refers to the colour of parking inspector uniforms worn for several decades in Sydney, Australia and other major cities.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brown-bomber
