Synonyms of gendarmes

gendarmes

noun

plural of gendarme

as in policemen

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level

the senator reiterated his conviction that it is not the role of the United States to be a kind of global gendarme

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policemen
• officers
• cops
• constables
• sheriffs
• coppers
• lawmen
• police
• bobbies
• police officers
• bulls
• investigators
• inspectors
• detectives
• patrolmen
• troopers
• policewomen
• plainclothesmen
• sergeants
• marshals
• shamuses
• flatfeet
• constabularies
• sleuths
• lieutenants
• operatives
• fuzzes
• dicks
• men
• gumshoes
• peace officers
• police forces
• sleuthhounds
• sherlocks
• captains
• hawkshaws
• private detectives
• private investigators
• private eyes
• heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gendarmes

During the Paris Commune of 1871, a socialist tailor named Herminie Cadolle experimented with corset design in the hope of allowing women to move around more freely and, presumably, evade the gendarmes. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Another 170 gendarmes, or law enforcement officers, have also been dispatched to the region to support the firefighting effort. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026

At the same time, there’s enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026

At the same time, there's enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture. — Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026

Some 80,000 police and gendarmes were set to be deployed throughout the day, including riot units, drones and armored vehicles. — Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025