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plainclothesman


plain·clothes·man

noun \ˈplān-ˈklō(th)z-mən, -ˌman\

Definition of PLAINCLOTHESMAN

: a plainclothes police officer

First Known Use of PLAINCLOTHESMAN

1899

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