policeman
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊlɪsˌmæn/
:
policía
- He's a friend of mine, a policeman.
- serve as a policeman
- a military policeman
- a traffic policeman
And then we obviously a policeman was taken hostage.
- And then we obviously a policeman was taken hostage.
- And it felt to me like, yeah, the policeman took some offense to what she did.
- And then I saw an interview fairly recently with a policeman who's now a whistle blower.
- Because he, as a young man, he was a policeman in Worcester, MA who directed traffic.
- And so I've almost wondered, would it be better to have a policeman of that ethnicity show up?
- You see muggings, you see carjackings, you see murders, you see rapes, you see policemen being assaulted.
- My my dad was a served as a policeman detective his whole life.
- Sarah Everard case policeman kills innocent woman.
- A roadway in America and there's no policeman on hand to squash a neck.
- If you could have a bank policeman and didn't, you're a division.
- Either you just basically do policeman type work or you do your best.
- And and there's all these poor middle class policemen they spit in.
Examples
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Uh, how did you become a policeman?
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We were there for over an hour in broad daylight by this point before single policeman turned up.
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And I say to the policeman, Sir, I did not.
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And we had a policeman as well who worked alongside us.
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This is the policeman in charge.
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We had a policeman in uniform on the set.
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My fears were confirmed when the tough policeman ordered me to the police car.
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Because he, as a young man, he was a policeman in Worcester, MA who directed traffic.
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Why didn't you describe the killer to the policeman when he asked you?
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The policeman helped the lost child find his parents in the crowded park.
Synonyms
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6.3
A person who works for the police
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1.2
A person who works for the police and enforces the law
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1.1
A person who keeps people safe and stops crime
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4.1
A police officer who rides a horse to watch streets and crowds
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4.1
A police officer of low rank who works in local communities
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3.5
A police officer who works for a state government, often on highways
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9.0
A police officer who keeps people safe and enforces laws
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4.2
A police officer who walks around an area to keep people safe
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6.5
A man who works to enforce the law, like a sheriff or police officer
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3.5
A person who has legal power to make people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
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2.2
A person who makes sure people follow the law, like a police officer or sheriff
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A police officer who patrols on foot in a neighborhood
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A low-ranking person who enforces the law and helps people
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9.9
A British slang word for a police officer
Compounds
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3.5
A person who rides a motorcycle to control traffic and stop drivers going too fast
- Australian
A large mostly white stork with a black neck that lives in Australian wetlands
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Etymology
Policeman is simply police + man. The word police comes from an old Greek word polis meaning 'city' and later came to mean 'public order', so a policeman is a person whose job is to keep order and safety in a city or town.