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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Recent Examples of flatfoot
Bring your folding chairs for a twangy celebration of old-time and bluegrass music, complete with youth competitions, flatfoot dancing, and toe-tapping performances set against the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Osteotomy: Cutting and shifting bones to change the shape of a flexible flatfoot.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
There was clogging, stomping and flatfoot dancing; the Dutch and English square-dancing with the Africans and the Irish.
—Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021
Overture on harmonica while flatfoot dancing and twirling a rope.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Osteotomy: Cutting and shifting bones to change the shape of a flexible flatfoot.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
There was clogging, stomping and flatfoot dancing; the Dutch and English square-dancing with the Africans and the Irish.
—Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021
Overture on harmonica while flatfoot dancing and twirling a rope.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatfoot
Noun
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The swimmer has a big grin on his face but moments later, a second clip shows the man about to leave the site, before a uniformed policeman stopped his exit.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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And you guys are the policemen out there on the field.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Claudette is able to halt the theft about halfway through, unaware that the mystery woman is hiding behind her with a gun, ready to take her out — until the cops enter the room.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dean, a high-ranking Black officer at the fire department with nearly four decades of experience, in June threatened to sue the city if he was not allowed to compete for the department’s top job.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a news conference on Tuesday evening, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed a 59-year-old detective, and a 35-year-old senior constable had been fatally shot, and another detective was seriously injured and being treated in hospital.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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When authorities arrived at the residence, the constable's office said in a statement that Bryan had unsuccessfully attempted to flee out of a window.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Flatfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatfoot. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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