policeman

A2 Topic:People & Society
US /pəˈliːsmən/
noun Freq #3406

Meanings

  1. 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

Etymology

From police + -man.

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