policeman

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /pəˈliːsmən/ See IPA manual

Freq #3406

Meanings

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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 officer officer

Word family

Forms policemen

Derived forms policemanishpolicemanlikepolicemanlypolicemanship

Related forms constable

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Phrases (1)

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military policeman
a male military police officer who enforces rules among service personnel

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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The policeman's lot is not a happy one

Etymology

From police + -man.

Topics

People & Society

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