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policeman

/pəˈliːsmən/noun3 syllables

Policeman means: a male member of a police force.

Synonyms for policeman3

also used for policeman

police officer, rubber policeman, enforcer

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What does policeman mean?1

noun

1

a male member of a police force

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Policeman in a sentence

  • A policeman was watching it, with his arms crossed.Zifre
  • If you don't know the way, ask a policeman.CM
  • If you lose your way, ask a policeman.unknown
  • When he saw a policeman coming, he began to run like anything.unknown
  • He entered the room, to be confronted by a policeman.unknown
  • He was rather drunk, which made a bad impression on the policeman.unknown
  • As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran away.CK
  • As soon as he saw a policeman, he ran away.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of policeman

as a noun

plural
policemen