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policeman

/pəˈliːsmən/

noun policemen

A police officer, usually a male. The policeman who arrests the "Red" does not understand the theories the "Red" is preaching; if he did, his own position as bodyguard of the monied class might seem less pleasant to him.
Similar: police officer
A glass rod capped at one end with rubber, used in a chemistry laboratory for gravimetric analysis.
Similar: rubber policeman
Any skipper of the genus Coeliades.
Synonym of enforcer. A team may have a policeman or enforcer.
Similar: enforcer

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Closest in meaning: police officer, officer, bobby, patrolman, policing, gendarme, police, constable, soldier, trooper, badge, detective, marshal, lawman, agent, inspector

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@misc{policeman_2026,
  title = {policeman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/policeman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}