policeman

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

Related to POLICEMAN

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