policeman
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po·lice·man

noun \pə-ˈlēs-mən\

Definition of POLICEMAN

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>

Examples of POLICEMAN

  1. <reported the crime to the nearest policeman>

First Known Use of POLICEMAN

1801

po·lice·man

noun \pə-ˈlēs-mən\   (Medical Dictionary)
plural ; po·lice·men \-mən\ (audio pronunciation)

Medical Definition of POLICEMAN

: 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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