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policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlēs-mən
1
: a member of a police force
2
: one held to resemble a policeman
making the United States the policeman for the whole wide world—R. B. Long
Synonyms
Examples of policeman in a Sentence
reported the crime to the nearest policeman
Recent Examples on the Web
The actress appears alongside Willem Dafoe, Joe Alwyn, Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley, Hunter Schafer and Hong Chau in the triptych fable, which follows a man attempting to control his life, a policeman whose missing wife has returned, and a woman searching for someone with a special ability.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
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Part Two watches Daniel (Plemons), a policeman who patrols with his best friend Neil (Athie) and is nervously awaiting word on his M.I.A. wife, Liz (Stone).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
But that’s nothing compared to the descent into sinister obsession of policeman Daniel, his character in the next story, R.D.F. Is Flying.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
The cops searched Marquise’s car and were about to impound it for no reason when the lone Black policeman spoke up persuasively in the friends’ defense.
—Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Policeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policeman. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlē-smən
Medical Definition
policeman
noun
po·lice·man
pə-ˈlēs-mən
plural policemen
-mən
: an instrument (as a flat piece of rubber on a glass rod) for removing solids from a vessel (as a beaker)
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