policeman A2 Topic:People & Society US /pəˈliːsmən/ See IPA manual Freq #3406 Meanings 1 noun A male member of the police. A policeman stopped the car and asked for the driver's licence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a male member of the police. police officerofficer Word family Forms policemen Derived forms policemanishpolicemanlikepolicemanlypolicemanship Related forms constable Common collocations military policeman Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From police + -man. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # policeman **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pəˈliːsmən/ **Frequency rank:** 3406 ## Meanings 1. A male member of the police. ## Examples - A policeman stopped the car and asked for the driver's licence. ## Derived Forms - policemanish - policemanlike - policemanly - policemanship ## Related Forms - constable ## Etymology From police + -man. ## AI Etymology Policeman comes from police + -man. In present-day English it covers a male member of the police. The wider family includes derived forms such as policemanish, policemanlike, policemanly, policemanship and related forms such as constable. ## Topics - People & Society markdown