flatfoot

noun

ˈflat-ˌfu̇t How to pronounce flatfoot (audio)
Definition of flatfootnext
slang
as in policeman
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion

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  1. policeman
  2. cop
  3. officer
  4. constable
Noun
  • In one video shared on social media, a teenager was shot in the face with a tear-gas grenade at almost point-blank range by a policeman.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of policeman
Noun
  • The cops arrived and compared notes with Lojo and her colleagues.
    — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • He was arrested with the blade on his person after the third victim flagged down cops.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of cop
Noun
  • That officer then shot into Perez's vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The message described a company with €80 billion in annual revenue that was looking for a chief sustainability officer.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • Jenna Ziviani, a constable at the police station, helped deliver Lyla while receiving guidance from an ambulance officer on the phone.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of constable
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