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noun po·lice·man \ 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

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reported the crime to the nearest policeman

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In 2005, it was reborn at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds under the direction of German-American Bob Haas, a retired policeman.

— laura demarco, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Labor Day Oktoberfest: Beer, polka and wiener dogs bring German flavor to weekend (photos)," 30 Aug. 2017
Kashmiri protesters throw rocks and bricks at Indian policemen following Friday afternoon prayers in Srinagar on June 2.

— TIME.com, "Capturing Conflict, and Covering Home, in Kashmir," 29 Aug. 2017
At a CPEC site guarded by the Punjab SPU in Lahore, policemen clad in bullet-proof vests demonstrated to Reuters how armed officers sitting on the back of pick-up trucks shield Chinese executives when transporting them in convoys.

— reuters, Fortune, "China is Investing $57 Billion Into Pakistan," 27 Aug. 2017
March against violence to take place in Barcelona on Saturday Spanish policemen complain about being barred from operations For separatist politicians in Catalonia, acting like an independent state may be a lot easier than becoming one.

— esteban duarte, Bloomberg.com, "Catalans Make Case for Statehood With Response to Barcelona," 25 Aug. 2017
Briggs, a mild-mannered policeman, is a good sport as the audience laughs and after the final bows, everyone goes home.

— philip potempa, Post-Tribune, "Towle's 'Hypnosis' an entrancing offering," 25 Aug. 2017
His mainstream movie debut was a minor role as a subway policeman in Walter Hill’s 1979 film, The Warriors.

— maureen lee lenker, EW.com, "Predator and 48 Hrs. actor Sonny Landham dies at 76," 18 Aug. 2017
Around 100 plain-clothes policemen were deployed around the facility to break up attempts to demonstrate or hold vigils.

— The Economist, "A Nobel laureate’s fateLiu Xiaobo, China’s best-known political prisoner, has died," 15 July 2017
Two Israeli policemen were shot and killed near a holy site in Jerusalem.

— ella ceron, Teen Vogue, "Trump's Private Lawyer Threatened Someone in an Email," 14 July 2017

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First Known Use of policeman

1788

policeman Synonyms

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

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civilian

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Definition of policeman for English Language Learners

: a man who is a police officer

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noun po·lice·man \ pə-ˈlēs-mən \

Definition of policeman for Students

plural policemen \-mən\

:a man who is a police officer

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noun po·lice·man \ pə-ˈlēs-mən \

medical Definition of policeman

plural policemen play \-mən\

: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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