flatfoot

flat·foot

noun
\-ˌfu̇t (always so in sense 3), ˌflat-ˈ\

plural flat·feet\-ˌfēt, -ˈfēt\

Definition of FLATFOOT

1

: a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground

2

: a foot affected with flatfoot

3

a or plural flatfoots slang : police officer; especially : a patrolman walking a regular beat b slang : sailor

Examples of FLATFOOT

1. <a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion>

First Known Use of FLATFOOT

1860

Related to FLATFOOT

Synonyms: bobby [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], cop, copper, officer [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, policeman, police officer, shamus [slang]

Related Words: patrolman, policewoman; detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, inspector, investigator, plainclothesman, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound; marshal (also marshall), sheriff, trooper; peace officer; captain, lieutenant, sergeant; constabulary, heat [slang], man, police, police force; operative, private detective, private eye, private investigator

Near Antonyms: civilian

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Rhymes with FLATFOOT

afoot, barefoot, bigfoot, birthroot, Blackfoot, board foot, claw-foot, clubfoot, cocksfoot, coltsfoot, crow's-foot, cube root, enroot, forefoot, hard put, hotfoot, input, kaput, on foot, outfoot, output, prop root, Rajput, redroot, shot put, snakeroot, splayfoot, square root, squawroot, taproot, throughput, trench foot, uproot, webfoot