policeman
Other forms: policemen
Definitions of policeman
noun
a member of a police force
synonyms:
officer , police officer
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bobby
an informal term for a British policeman
bull , cop , copper , fuzz , pig
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
captain , police captain , police chief
a policeman in charge of a precinct
constable , police constable
a police officer of the lowest rank
detective , investigator , police detective , tec
a police officer who investigates crimes
gendarme
a French policeman
inspector
a high ranking police officer
motorcycle cop , motorcycle policeman , speed cop
a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)
police matron , policewoman
a woman policeman
Mountie
colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
shoofly
an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen
traffic cop
a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic
trooper
a mounted policeman
state trooper , trooper
a state police officer
Chief Constable
the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)
crossing guard
someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing
dick , gumshoe , hawkshaw
someone who is a detective
meter maid
policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets
plainclothesman
a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
pointsman
a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic
tracer
an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
type of:
law officer , lawman , peace officer
an officer of the law
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