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单词 policemen
释义

policeman

noun

po·​lice·​man pə-ˈlēs-mən How to pronounce policeman (audio)
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

Synonyms

  • bobby [British]
  • bull [slang]
  • constable [chiefly British]
  • cop
  • copper
  • flatfoot [slang]
  • fuzz
  • gendarme
  • lawman
  • officer
  • police officer
  • shamus [slang]
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

reported the crime to the nearest policeman
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Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

policeman

noun

po·​lice·​man pə-ˈlēs-mən How to pronounce policeman (audio)
plural policemen
-mən
: a man who is a police officer

Medical Definition

policeman

noun

po·​lice·​man pə-ˈlēs-mən How to pronounce policeman (audio)
plural policemen -mən How to pronounce policeman (audio)
: an instrument (as a flat piece of rubber on a glass rod) for removing solids from a vessel (as a beaker)

policemen

noun

plural of policeman
as in cops
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level reported the crime to the nearest policeman

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • civilians
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