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policeman

English

Etymology

police +? -man

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p??li?sm?n/
  • Hyphenation: po?lice?man

Noun

policeman (plural policemen)

  1. A member of a police force, especially one who is male.
  2. (chemistry) A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.
  3. (entomology) Any skipper of the genus Coeliades.
  4. (ice hockey) Synonym of enforcer
    • 2002, P. J. Harari, Dave Ominsky, Ice Hockey Made Simple: A Spectator's Guide (page 26)
      A team may have a policeman or enforcer.

Synonyms

  • (member of a police force): See Thesaurus:police officer
  • (glass rod with rubber cap): rubber policeman

Hyponyms

  • (member of a police force) policewoman

Synonyms

  • (member of a police force) police officer

Derived terms

  • sleeping policeman
  • policemanship

Translations

Descendants

  • ? French: policeman
  • ? Welsh: plismon

See also

  • constable

Anagrams

  • melanopic

French

Noun

policeman m (plural policemans)

  1. policeman (in Anglophone countries)
    • 1968, Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot, Bonnie And Clyde
      Chaque fois qu'un policeman se fait buter []

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policeperson

English

Etymology

police +? person

Noun

policeperson (plural policepersons or policepeople)

  1. A police officer of any gender.

See also

  • police officer, policeman, policewoman

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