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policeman
[ puh-lees-muhn ]
policeman
/ əˈːə /
noun
- a member of a police force, esp one holding the rank of constable Gender-neutral formpolice officer
Gender Note
Other Word Forms
- ·m· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of policeman1
Example Sentences
A policeman quickly came to their aid and got Emma out of the car.
In literature, it quietly signalled comfort or complacency; in films, it became a shorthand for the lazy official, gluttonous uncle, or a corrupt policeman.
Mr Lee remembers walking through campus one day, when they saw a girl being interrogated by two plain clothes policemen.
Trevor Lock, the policeman who was taken hostage in a siege on the Iranian embassy in 1980, has died aged 85, his daughter has confirmed.
A group of policemen were loading furniture and household goods on to trucks, and appeared to be trying to salvage what was still useable.
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